South Africa’s parliament convenes to elect president, officers

South Africa’s parliament is expected to assemble Friday, the first time since the May 29th presidential and provincial elections. The lawmakers will elect a speaker, deputy speaker and president of South Africa. Meanwhile, the ruling African National Congress is on the verge of announcing a national unity government. But first, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) must form a unity government. Professor Sipho Seepe, political analyst and former deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, tells VOA’s James Butty, the ANC will mostly likely pair with the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).