If the PA throws in its lot with the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa, it can lift the new coalition to within shouting distance of a majority. (Bearing in mind, of course, that local and national government elections are different.)
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Maybe out of the chaos of potholes, burst water pipes and exploding inner-city roads, the people can discover that the true leaders they are looking for are not the clowns on the voting ballots, but can be found in themselves.