As the country waits with growing anticipation for the make-up of President Cyril Ramaphosas cabinet , with all indications suggesting it will include DA members, attention has switched to who will play the opposition oversight role in Parliament during the seventh administration.
That attention was amplified on Tuesday when 58 members of Jacob Zumas MK Party were sworn into Parliament and proudly declared that they were the official opposition.
This comes as the DA opted to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity, along with parties such as the IFP, PA, FF+, UDM, PAC, Al-Jamah, Rise Mzansi, Good and the NFP.
While the MK party is still contesting the legitimacy of the IEC election results , alleging they were rigged, Zuma has sent to Parliament a mix of veteran politicians, radical leftists, and a group of 'young lions' MPs, including a former judge president, eager to make a name for themselves on the national political stage.
Last month, the Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma could not take his place as an MP due to contempt of court conviction amid the Zondo Commission, leading to his apprehension in 2021.
