The coalition government in the Lesedi Municipality between the Socialist Economic Freedom Movement (SEFM) and the African National Congress (ANC) seems to be on shaky ground.
The two parties entered an agreement following the 2021 local municipal elections which enabled the ANC to retain power by a one seat margin.
In return,
the SEFM was allocated a MMC position, namely that of Community Services.
This position is held by the party's president, Mr.
Thulani Mashinini.
However, the SEFM has, according to their senior management, become disillusioned with the ruling party and is now threatening to withdraw totally from the coalition.
The relationship between the two, says the SEFM, has become "toxic and abusive".
After occupying and closing down the municipality last week, the SEFM met with the deputy chairman of the ANC in Gauteng, Mr Panyaza Lesufi on May 5.
An unspecified list of demands was handed over to Mr.Lesufi which he said would be discussed with the province's ANC hierarchy.
A response to these demands, he said, would be provided by no later than Tuesday, May 10.
According
to SEFM spokesperson Bayanda Radebe, the organization is already considering all of its options.
It has already been said that should the demands not be met, the SEFM will be voting against the proposed Lesedi Local Municipality (LLM) budget due to be tabled shortly.
He also said that approaching opposition parties with the idea of forming an opposition coalition was not out of the question.
Should this happen, it would mean that the opposition parties would hold the same number of seats as the ANC, an unprecedented situation in Lesedi not seen since the first democratic elections in 1994.
Heidelberg Times will keep readers updated with further information in this regard as it becomes available.
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