The Al Jama-ah party has joined the South African government of national unity, the country's African National Congress (ANC)-led initiative, the ANC revealed.
The coalition now includes 10 political parties:
ANC;
United Democratic Movement (UDM);
Democratic Alliance (DA);
Patriotic Alliance (PA);
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP);
GOOD;
Pan Africanist Congress (PAC);
Freedom Front Plus (FF+);
The Al Jama-ah party;
Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the start of talks on the appointment of a new cabinet.