WHERE HAS THE LOVE GONE?

DESPITE mounting speculation around the formation of a new leftist party or political alliance, the ANC, SACP and Cosatu have laughed off threats to destabilise the Tripartite Alliance or the ruling party.

Since the advent of democracy in 1994, the marriage between the three, which has its roots in the struggle for liberation, has often hit the rocks over policy direction, leadership tussles, corruption, lack of good governance and the neglect of the working class.

But the ANC insists that the alliance is intact and its relationship with its alliance partners remains stronger than ever.

The recent meeting between former president Jacob Zuma