Two negotiators, ten days, six meetings, four deals — inside the talks that changed South Africa
The EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and DA's James Selfe give fascinating insight into what happened in six crucial meetings
Six meetings over ten days at different locations in Gauteng following the sensational local government election results of 3 August have changed the face and dynamic of South African politics, maybe forever. Interviewed separately, EFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and DA federal executive chairman James Selfe have offered a fascinating look inside the talks which have left the ANC out of power in several of the country's biggest cities and towns, with Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay as the most glittering jewels to be added to Cape Town in the opposition crown. The EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi: Ndlozi said the EFF were involved in six formal meetings — three with the ANC and three with the DA. "Although there were informal conversations between individuals before the local government elections, things only really started happening after the EFF commander in chief, Julius Malema, held his press conference at which he said no-one had contacted the EFF yet, and until it was clea...
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