{"id":33877,"date":"2025-10-06T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=33877"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:58:49","slug":"analyst-labels-unite-for-change-a-marriage-of-convenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/10\/06\/analyst-labels-unite-for-change-a-marriage-of-convenience\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst\u00a0labels Unite For Change a ‘marriage of convenience’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has labelled the newly formed alliance between Rise Mzansi, BOSA, and the GOOD party as a weak marriage of convenience.<\/p>\n

He says the partnership is going to die an early death because of their differences.<\/p>\n

Mashego’s remarks come in the wake of a bold new political collaboration \u2014 Unite for Change \u2014 under which the three parties plan to contest next year\u2019s crucial municipal elections. The alliance\u2019s leaders say their collaboration is aimed at driving national unity and tackling South Africa\u2019s worsening economic challenges.<\/p>\n

Mashego says while South Africans may appear to be myopic, they are not stupid.<\/p>\n

He says the parties are realising that they will not do well at the national polls in 2029.<\/p>\n

“Now you’re just trying to extend your fortunes by holding on to a position at the local level. So I think South Africans can see through them the same as South Africans saw through the ANC,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mashego also slammed the three organisations as centre-right parties.<\/p>\n\t

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    He says BOSA, Rise Mzansi, and the GOOD Party would be better suited in a Government of National Unity (GNU).<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile, Governance expert Leo Maphosa, believes the collaboration signals a maturing of the country’s democratic ecosystem rather than its disintegration.<\/p>\n

    “This kind of collaboration should have long happened among other parties\u00a0that speak the same language, sing the same ideology, and advance the same logos.”<\/p>\n

    “Unfortunately, our political culture has often been shaped by narrow personal interest, the desire for a seat at the dining table, rather than a genuine commitment to the constituencies we claim to serve,” he said.<\/p>\n

    Maphosa, however, highlighted that unity of purpose is often lost to the politics of self-preservation.<\/p>\n

    “Yes, the overgrowing list of political formations has long been a concern,\u00a0but perhaps this marks a turning point, a move from political proliferation to\u00a0strategic collaboration.”<\/p>\n

    “If these formations can transcend personal politics\u00a0\u00a0and generally align around values and solutions, this could become a defining force heading into 2026 and 2029,” he added.<\/p>\n

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