The shape of local government is to be revealed today when opposition parties declare whom they will support to run some of the key metros.The EFF, led by Julius Malema, will reveal its battle plan this morning in Alexandra, northern Johannesburg.Those close to the EFF plan told The Times yesterday that the party had decided to take the middle ground and not support either the ANC or the DA.The strategy, senior party officials said, was intended to protect the ideological posture of the party and allow it to continue to be robust in its approach in councils. "What we are likely to have is minority governments across the country where there is no outright winner. We want a system that will push service delivery ahead of positions and who gets to get what in return," said an EFF member in Gauteng.Malema is expected to tell his supporters that the party will not rush to take the responsibility of governing because the elections failed to give it a single municipality to run.Those in the EFF "central command", who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the party's instruction to its members was clear: "Go and represent our people without fear or favour.'' "This has nothing to do with positions; [it is about] principle. It's not about us but about the interests of our people," said one of the senior party members yesterday after collecting his new red overall and boots in preparation for his first council meeting later this week.The DA is to reveal its coalition partners in Johannesburg later today. Party leader Mmusi Maimane will address the media on coalition negotiations together with DA federal chairman James Selfe, who will elaborate on how the party will put together councils in metros in which it polled the highest number of votes...