DA leader John Steenhuisen snubbed pact partner ActionSA while thanking other parties for their co-operation in the negotiations and process leading up to the convention taking place this week.
There is a strong push by opposition parties against the DA’s decision to exclude parties who have participated in ANC-EFF led coalitions at local government from parties from the ‘Moonshot pact’ negotiations.
Just weeks after his dramatic exit from ActionSA, former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi is on Thursday expected to announce his next political move though it is unclear what this will be.
The IFP has poured cold water over claims it is plotting the assassination of EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini, calling the allegations “sensationalist, unsubstantiated and fabricated”.