EXPLAINED: Here’s what you need to know about a ‘coalition government’

If you’ve been glued to your screen the last two days, watching the ballot counting that got under way following Wednesday’s election, I am sure you’ve heard the words; ‘coalition’ or ‘coalition government’ quite a few times. As the African National Congress’s (ANC) grip on the country is slowly loosening thanks to the emergence of parties like Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) and Gayton McKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA), the buzz word on everyone’s lips is coalition. What exactly is a coalition government? In simple English, a coalition is when two or more…