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Commentary discusses history, challenges of South African opposition coalitions.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report by South African newspaper Mail & Guardian on 7 August

[Commentary by Mandy Rossouw: "Don't Forget the Prenup"]

It looks likely that smaller opposition parties will form a coalition to challenge the ANC in the 2011 election

Like romantic relationships, coalitions between opposition political parties come with baggage. The trouble is, this tends to emerge only when the parties are in too deep.

The DA [Democratic Alliance], Congress of the People [COPE], United Democratic Movement (UDM) and the Independent Democrats [ID] are now openly taking baby steps towards a coalition that will fight the ANC from a common platform during the …

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