Why are coalitions the future of politics and what does it mean for South Africa? Experts unpack

There's a reason so many movies and series are made about politicians – there’s simply no end to the amount of material they produce.

Intrigue, coercion, wheeling and dealing, double-crossing, promise-breaking . . . the antics that go down in the corridors of power are a smorgasbord of delight for scriptwriters.

But even the best writers in the business might be hard-pressed to make sense of what went down in South Africa in the weeks following the recent local government election.