Ramaphosa says stability of municipalities cannot be sacrificed to narrow political interests [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned political parties against allowing coalition negotiations to become contests over positions and power. Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni are among the 136 municipalities without an outright majority, with Cape Town the only metro in the country won with a majority by the DA. Delivering the keynote address at the National Results Operations Centre in Gauteng yesterday evening, Ramaphosa said the stability of municipalities cannot be sacrificed to narrow political interests: