Romance was in the air between the DA and Cope at "On The Couch" on Tuesday night, a DA-organised event which saw Helen Zille and Mosiuoa Lekota share a sofa for a decidedly cosy "interactive chat" with Lindiwe Mazibuko. All participants were at pains to stress the close ties and shared values between the two parties - surely a hint that the long-anticipated merger may still be in the offing.
DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko knew what many were thinking, and headed off the speculation immediately. No announcement of a marriage would be made, she said. But the tone of the "On The Couch" event would have done nothing to curb speculation that a DA-Cope merger is on the cards - quite the opposite, in fact.
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