In Parliament, much centres on ceremony and official displays, including the media briefings by both the ANC and opposition DA after their first caucuses on Tuesday. The EFF was less publicity minded. But then there are the other meetings away from scrutiny, the ones that count.
Unity and bonhomie were on display by the ANC at its special parliamentary caucus on Tuesday, where "Phakama Ramaphosa, ixesha lifikile... Unity, unity" - the Nasrec ANC national conference party renewal song, loosely translated as "Rise, (President Cyril) Ramaphosa, your time has come" - resounded through the closed doors of the meeting venue, the Old Assembly Chamber.
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