Four parties join South Africa’s unity government

In South Africa, efforts to complete the formation of a government of national unity led by the African National Congress (ANC) continue. Four new parties signed the Statement of Intent over the weekend to be part of the process. They are the Vryheidsfront Plus (Ff+), United Democratic Movement (UDM), Rise Mzansi, and Al Jama-ah. Professor Sipho Seepe, a political analyst and former deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, tells VOA’s James Butty, the ANC is trying to invite as many parties as it can get to avoid being held hostage by the Democratic Alliance which obtained the second highest number votes in the May 29 elections.