Tshidi Madia discusses the current state of South Africa's Government of National Unity (GNU) and the increasing disagreements between its parties with political analyst Dr. Kagiso Pooe. The conversation follows an opinion article by ANC member Mzwandile Masina that raised concerns about the GNU's effectiveness. Pooe highlights the ANC's struggle to articulate a vision for South Africa's future and the Democratic Alliance's (DA) strategic positioning within the coalition. He questions the DA's motives for making demands and threatening to leave the GNU, suggesting it might be a way to remain relevant to their constituents.
Tshidi Madia standing in for Clement Manyathela speaks to Doctor Kagiso Pooe, a senior lecturer focusing on five specialist Public Public Policy, Researcher and Political analyst about the current state of the GNU and the myriad of of disagreements between all the parties in the GNU.
Pooe says, 'the ANC, like many South African parties are struggling to give South Africans an answer about what the future looks like because they are no longer the metric that holds it together.'
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