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In a potentially watershed interview, Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie acknowledges his own mistakes and says South Africa’s opposition parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the PA, need to mature fast or they’ll hand the African National Congress (ANC) another five years after the national election in May 2024. McKenzie says his leadership team is heading off on a learning visit to Israel, a country which has had a coalition government ever since its founding 75 years ago - and is hopeful this will teach his party the importance of maturity and unity among opposition parties, as their infighting undermines their credibility. In this wide-ranging discussion, McKenzie also touches on how the Moonshot Pact could work but predicts that if the opposition doesn’t sort themselves out, the ANC will be able to retain power in 2024 by choosing between his PA and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as potential coalition partners. If this doesn’t energise the opposition parties into becoming as a cohesive unit, you have to wonder what will. - Alec Hogg
Video production by Asime Nyide
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - On the lack of maturity between opposition parties
05:30 - On President Ramaphosa’s mistake
11:57 - On the PA laying charges of electoral fraud on the ANC
20:48 - On the fundraising debacle
24:51 - On Beaufort West
29:56 - End