DA announces coalition agreement with four opposition parties

The DA has signed a coalition agreement with four opposition parties and has welcomed the Economic Freedom Fighters saying it would vote with opposition parties to form governments instead of the African National Congress. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the 2016 local election was critical in accelerating the realignment of SA politics as the party prepares to govern the capital‚ Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape.