After losing the majority in last week’s election, the African National Congress (ANC) is no longer able to rule on its own for the first time since apartheid ended.
With 159 MPs out of 400 in the upcoming National Assembly, the party will require additional support to enact laws.
Following the ANC executive committee meeting on Thursday, Mr. Ramaphosa announced the unity.
He argued that swift action was necessary to establish a broad unity administration that would address the issues that the public cared about the most, including crime, corruption, and unemployment.
As long as it serves the public good, Mr. Ramaphosa, 71, stated that he hasn’t ruled out cooperating with any of the ANC’s opponents.
He also mentioned that he has already had fruitful conversations with a number of them.
Competitors include the hard-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 39 seats, the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 87 seats, and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) of former president Jacob Zuma with 58 seats.
MK stated earlier on Thursday that talks about a potential coalition had already taken place with the ANC..
