Athol Trollip on making coalitions work | Solutions With David Ansara Podcast #72
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2022
- In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Athol Trollip of ActionSA about making coalitions work in South Africa.
We discuss:
- Athol's background and how he got involved in politics
- Athol's assessment of the state of SA politics in the run-up to the 2024 elections
- Making coalitions work: Athol's experience as Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
- The potential for a broad opposition front to defeat the ANC/EFF
- The role of business in fixing South Africa
- Non-racialism
- The benefits of political devolution and decentralisation
Note: this episode was recorded on Tuesday 27 September 2022.
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Great interview and some truly insightful questions.
I find it very disappointing that Athol doesn't see any chance of RW Johnson's "united front" proposal. I think that this is a very good way to the few serious players to band together, with a shared vision to try and avoid either another ANC majority or an ANC / EFF coalition
Basically politicians act in their our interests and not in the interests of the voters. Coalition politics in RSA has proved this.
Though I wont be voting for ASA ( yes, ASA. There is a difference between a name and an acronym. Insisting on "ActionSA" even as an acronym is like insisting on your own customised gender pronouns) , I am very glad they're there. What this country needed for the longest time is a predominantly black party with morally conservative, market driven policies. I hope they manage to activate the stay away voting block and make a massive splash in 2024.
@ Hannodb1961 There are many white ex - DA members behind Action SA and their support base is also largely white!
I always liked you Athol, but you should never had left the DA.
AtctionSA is a bunch of cry babies that gave up else where.
I can never vote for ActionSA until the elephant Ego of Merman Mashaba leaves and ActionSA stops pointing fingers and grow up a lot more.
I hve also lost my trust in them. Accusing DA of peeing in a tent, and fighting for power. 8ts exactly what they have done. A man that talks about divorce blaming the wife to hyde his affair....I DO NOT TRUST
So your parties are willd dogs!
Ugh. Another grens-hopper politician. I have zero time for political traitors.