The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has rejected coalition governments with the ANC and DA, according to a report by TimesLive.<\/p>\n
This would mean that the ANC would likely retain control of Johannesburg, while the DA would take control of Tshwane TimesLive said<\/a>, citing highly placed sources.<\/p>\n A source who attended the EFF\u2019s central command team meeting on Monday said the party would limit its participation in councils to deliberations on policy issues.<\/p>\n “We will vote on issues\u201a but not on who gets what position or from which party a mayor must come from. We do not have a mandate from our people to govern\u201a” the source said.<\/p>\n Read: This is how coalitions work in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Another source, who formed part of the negotiating team, said: “After lengthy discussions and negotiations the EFF decided that they will abstain from voting.<\/p>\n “They claim that they respect the fact that voters did not give them a mandate to govern.”<\/p>\n \u2018EFF has never had a policy of not speaking to the ANC\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n South Africa\u2019s coalitions: here\u2019s what is happening in major metros<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore on coalitions<\/h3>\n