Zuma blue ticks ANC in coalition talks

Mantashe is said to be against a coalition with the DA. He and deputy president Paul Mashatile are said to be lobbying the national executive committee (NEC) in favour of a coalition that will see the ANC partner with left-leaning parties.Mantashe previously confirmed to TimesLIVE that he would talk to Zuma’s party. The MKP has been clear it would not enter a coalition with an ANC led by Ramaphosa.Zuma, who maintains he is still an ANC member, was suspended from the party.The MKP was instrumental in the ANC’s defeat at the polls. Zuma’s party has the lion’s share of votes in …