AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCoalition Scramble: The ANC has opened talks with the MK Party, IFP and BOSA as parties negotiate control of hung councils after the ANC’s historic election setback. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says no one will dictate his party’s coalition choices. US Relations: President Cyril Ramaphosa is in California to explore AI opportunities, while South Africa faces exclusion from AGOA in January. US Congressman Jonathan Jackson has urged Donald Trump to reverse the move. Diplomatic Row: The Presidency and Nigeria’s High Commission are trading accusations over claims that Nigerian envoy Femi Fani-Kayode’s speech was cut from a ceremony livestream. Pretoria says his public criticism was inappropriate; the mission says the response was provocative. Political Fallout: Calls for Ramaphosa and ANC leaders to take responsibility for the election defeat continue, while Julius Malema is threatening Helen Zille with a R1-million defamation case over her claims about his influence in Johannesburg.
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