Joburg’s coalition of the unwilling: five leaders on one broken city

Tempers flared as leaders of the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP and ActionSA clashed in a fiery debate over corruption, coalition politics, service delivery, housing and immigration in Johannesburg.

The debate highlighted the deep divisions among the parties as they vie for control of the city, which has been hit hard by unemployment, immigration issues, poor infrastructure, rising levels of violent crime and vandalism, and a lack of service delivery.

The leaders of the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP and ActionSA clashed in a fiery debate over corruption, coalition politics, service delivery, housing and immigration.

The city, often described as a coalition of the unwilling, remains a central battleground for political parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections, with each party presenting its own vision for addressing the systemic failures currently plaguing the metro.