The SACPin particular, has and is a useless toothless alliance to the tripartite alliance. This goes for COSATU. Zuma is going to continue to crack the whip on those SACP and COSATU MPS who call for him to step down. They are under the mercy of ZUMA and they are fooling themselves and seek public sympathy on calling ZUMA to step down while they failed to vote him out of office when they had an opportunity to do so. Buti Manamela used to be one of the vocal voices in the SACP, before he was thrown a bone to chew in his corner. Now he is very quite and chewing the bone in silence. The Governance Coalition between DA and EFF is certain come 2019. These are two parties that are not there to nurse to watch each other's back.