JOHANNESBURG - One of the first coalition agreements after the local government election seems to have been struck.
The Patriotic Alliance (PA) and ActionSA will co-operate in the Laingsburg Local Municipality in the Western Cape.
PA leader Gayton McKenzie says he will support ActionSA's mayoral candidate Beverley Vorster.
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The party received the most votes but lacks the seat majority to govern outright.
Closely behind was the DA, while the ANC was third.
The PA scored one seat, so even with their backing it's still not enough.
McKenzie says his party can trust Mashaba's word and that service delivery will top the agenda.
"The PA's councillor in Laingsburg will work to make sure the new administration puts residents first: reliable water and electricity, safer streets, jobs for local people and an end to the neglect that rural Karoo towns have suffered for too long," the party said.
The party said it intends to continue discussions in other councils where both ActionSA and the PA are represented.