The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.In terms of the framework agreement signed among the parties, the appointments will be made in accordance with the size of the vote share each of them secured, with Ramaphosa consulting his fellow leaders as to who to appoint.
The talks around the national cabinet – and those of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal – would continue with “all parties” over coming days as “we move towards the steps to form the government of national unity,” Mbalula said. It also creates conflict resolution mechanisms to deal with disputes among the parties and a framework through which additional parties may join the coalition after the original parties signed.
The parties have also committed to an all inclusive national dialogue with civil society, labour, business and other sectors to “discuss critical challenges facing the nation,” while the ANC would be engaging its members and its alliance partners. In response to questions about a potential backlash from its members and alliance partners over working with the DA, first deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane said they had interacted with their alliance partners over concerns that worker rights would not be impacted by the GNU agreement.“Where we stand now, the alliance is on board,” Mokonyane said.
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