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JOHANNESBURG – The ANC says that any agreement between the EFF and DA will not stand the test of time.

On Wednesday, the EFF and DA held separate media briefings where they announced their coalition government decisions.

The EFF said that it would not be part of any coalition but it would work to ensure that the ANC is removed from power.

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EFF leader Julius Malema announced that his party would snub the ANC and vote for other opposition parties in hung municipalities, particularly siding with the DA in the metropolitan municipalities of Johannesburg, Tshwane, Nelson Mandela Bay and Ekurhuleni.

But the ANC said that it was not bothered by the EFF and DA’s partnership as the wheels would soon come off.

“We don’t think their marriage will last,” said ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa.

“The EFF has no reason voting with the DA, it is closer to the ANC regarding policy than it is to the DA.”

Kodwa said that the ANC would be a formidable opposition in municipalities where they failed to get a majority.

“The ANC is at the moment hard at work in councils it has not won,” he said.

“It must be noted that the ANC will be a co-operative and fierce opponent where we have not gathered a majority vote.”

Malema had said the ANC failed to meet their conditions to form a coalition. One of those non-negotiable demands was the removal of President Jacob Zuma as head of state.

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Nonetheless, Kodwa said that the ANC was a party focused on the collective.

“The people of South Africa voted for the ANC as a collective and not for individuals,” he said.

Kodwa was optimistic that the ANC would hang onto larger municipalities like Johannesburg, saying council meetings had been concluded yet.

The EFF singled out one agreement they needed to iron out with the DA if they were to govern in Johannesburg.

Malema said although he supports the DA's bid to run the city, he does not want the DA's mayoral candidate – Herman Mashaba – in that position.

“That guy is a problem, he has no idea of what we are dealing with,” Malema said of Mashaba.

“He thinks being a mayor is like buying shares in a company and becoming a chairman.”

Malema said Mashaba’s “anti-blackness’ was a problem for the EFF and he said he asked the DA to compromise if they were to get their full co-operation in Johannesburg.

“Where there is talks in terms of power sharing including getting support from others, you must be prepared to compromise,” he said.

“The DA is doing exactly what the ANC is doing, they are prepared to lose a metro because of an individual. The ANC was prepared to lose a metro because of an individual called Jacob Zuma.

“Those who have an ear of the DA must warn them that they must not lose a metro because of an individual.”

However, on Wednesday afternoon, Malema told Talk Radio 702 that if Mashaba was 

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Zuma put Nkandla on the map for all the wrong reasons - mayor

Amanda Khoza, News24

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2016-08-02 07:42

Nkandla mayor Thami Ntuli (Amanda Khoza, News24)

Nkandla – President Jacob Zuma has put Nkandla on the map for all the wrong reasons, said Nkandla Mayor Thami Ntuli on Monday.

"This is where the president of the country lives, however in terms of the development, he never had an influence. There was no value in having the president come from Nkandla in terms of development," said Ntuli.

The mayor of three years was speaking to News24 from his office at the Nkandla Municipality in the small town. The IFP governs the municipality.

Zuma was recently ordered to pay R7.8m for non-security upgrades at his Nkandla homestead.

News24 recently reported that a Constitutional Court document posted on social media read: "Having regard to paragraphs 7 and 8 of its order of 31 March 2016, this Court signifies, with effect from the date of this letter, its approval of the amount of R7, 814, 155 as at June 2009, set out in the paragraph of the Report by National Treasury submitted to the Court on 27 June 2016."

All the wrong reasons

Ntuli on Monday said it was unfortunate that the small town had become famous for the misuse of taxpayers' money and lavish spending at Zuma's homestead in kwaNxamalala village, about 50km from the Nkandla CBD.

However, he said it should have been a good thing that Zuma had come from the area.

"We believe that it [his being from Nkandla] should have had an impact in enhancing service delivery. There are backlogs in the municipality in terms of service delivery. People are still poor and unemployed and there are a lot of social ills that need to be addressed."

He said Zuma had put Nkandla on the South African map for all the wrong reasons.

"The R7.8m we are seeing is bad publicity for Nkandla, we have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. We are in the news for using taxpayers money for the president's home."

Ntuli said the homestead was a waste of taxpayers' money.

Political killings

When asked about his relationship with the ANC, the IFP mayor said his party planned to retain the municipality.

He said there were no tensions between councillors in the municipalities it governs.

He added the political killings in the province were mostly of ANC councillors. "We have not had councillors killed here."

About 12 people, mostly ANC members, have been killed in the province in what were believed to be politically motivated killings.

Ntuli said the IFP was not only going to retain the municipality, but it was going to improve its performance.

"In 2011, no political party won Nkandla. Prior to that the IFP was leading the municipality and in 2011, the IFP and the National Freedom Party formed a coalition. In 2012 December, the ANC councillor died and when we went for a by-election that is when we won back the municipality.”

He said people who left the IFP for the NFP had returned.

"Right now there is no NFP in Nkandla, even the deputy mayor from the NFP, he is now back with the IFP. We have grown from strength to strength."

Ntuli said the citizens of Nkandla were confident in the IFP.