Leaders of political parties are set to meet in Sandton on Monday with the hope of beating the 14-day deadline to finalise coalition deals in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni after no party managed to secure an outright majority in the local government elections in these metros.
This after the party accepted former speaker Nozililo Mashiya as a candidate for the mayoral position in the council that includes the farming towns of Wesselbron and Bothaville.
EFF leader Julius Malema has warned against a Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus coalition, saying it will be the return of the white minority rule and "Afrikanerdom" in Tshwane and Potchefstroom.
On Saturday, the king's shiny, black new wheels came rolling in during a welcoming ceremony for the king hosted by Julius Malema and the EFF leadership.
The party has begun interviewing hopefuls following the local government elections that left the ANC bruised with under 50% of the vote.
Julius Malema and EFF leadership are at King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo's palace in Mthatha at what has been called an EFF welcoming ceremony.
The party has suffered a humiliating loss after it dropped its support to below 50% nationally.
IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa said that they only wanted honest partners.
The party has gained support in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in the 2021 local government elections.
Officials said the incident happened after a small Kia truck and a heavy motor vehicle collided head-on earlier on Saturday.
A learner from the Kegomoditswe Primary School in Hertzogville was fatally attacked by a fellow learner during a scuffle near the school gate.
Four people have been killed during a head-on collision along the N1 south near the Baobab Tollgate in Limpopo.
The 2021 polls left the ANC bruised after it lost total control in some municipalities, leaving 66 hung.
The party has been left bruised and battered after it failed to win an outright majority in its traditional strongholds in various municipalities and key metros.
Voters have punished the party, causing its biggest upset yet.
The province is will have hung municipalities in the three metros as well as in Mogale City, Rand West and Emfuleni.
ANC Gauteng secretary Jacob Khawe was speaking at the Park Ridge Primary School in Vanderbijlpark on Monday where he made his mark in the local government elections.
The EFF's Julius Malema was in Polokwane while ActionSA, leader Herman Mashaba crisscrossed Johannesburg on the weekend.
