As South Africa awaits the announcement of the new Government of National Unity, tonight’s show gets insights from Tito Mboweni- a former 1994 GNU cabinet minister and two-time Finance Minister. Also on the panel is Professor William Gumede from the Wits School of Governance. As always, the digital audience also weighs in on the subject.
As the 2-week deadline looms for the first sitting of the new South African National Assembly following a historic election where the governing ANC lost its outright majority, we ask how far are coalition talks and if the ANC can pull off its proposed Government of National Unity? Host Blain Herman sits with political analyst Susan Booysens and the digital audience to get some answers.
What's next for former President Jacob Zuma and the MK party following the IEC upholding the objection to bar him from running in the upcoming elections? Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu, HSRC's Joleen Steyn Kotze, legal analyst Melusi Xulu and the digital audience weigh in on the matter.
Following the DA's request to the West for more monitoring resources in the upcoming elections, ANC NEC member Buti Manamela and DA National Spokesperson Werner Horn square off. Terry Tselane, the Executive Chairperson: IEMSA and our digital audience also joined the conversation.