THANDUXOLO JIKA, QAANITAH HUNTER and JAN-JAN JOUBERT Smaller opposition parties have told the DA to hold its horses on coalition talks as they await the ANC national executive committee's (NEC's) decision on alliances.Political parties have been locked in closed-door negotiations on how to form coalition administrations in municipalities where there were no outright winners after last week's local government elections.The Protea Hotel in Midrand has served as the meeting place for several coalition discussions.ANC Gauteng chairman Paul Mashatile and secretary-general Gwede Mantashe held a private meeting described as "talks about talks" with EFF leader Julius Malema at the hotel last Sunday.Floyd Shivambu, Malema's deputy, confirmed that the party's decision on coalitions would be taken by its central command team at a meeting scheduled for tomorrow.The EFF is the kingmaker in these negotiations as it holds the balance of power in most hung councils, particularly in major metros suc...
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