Nzimande said, despite being part of the GNU, he is opposed to the coalition between the ANC and the DA.
South African Communist Party national chairperson Blade Nzimande says he will not resign from the Cabinet because of the party’s stance against the government of national unity .He said as an SACP member he is still bound by the party’s position which is opposed to a coalition between the ANC and the DA. He also believes that the ideologies of the SACP and the DA are opposed to each other.
One of the areas they succeeded to win in the growth plan was for it to provide for inclusive growth instead of growth that favours a rich minority, he added. “We stood by our position although we were in government, we knew that growth does not translate into benefit for everybody, it can benefit a minority, hence we have inclusive growth today.”
Both the NHI and the Bela Act were initiated by the SACP as part of its campaign to ensure the lives of the poor were improved. He said the education clause in the Constitution was personally initiated by him and it was one of the reasons that the National Party left the 1994 GNU. “They long lost the battle of white education and the language issue at schools. This must be implemented in totality. It must be implemented together with the NHI,” Nzimande said.He rejected the deal between Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and Solidarity not to implemented the two clauses.
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