ANC confident alliance partners will change their minds about GNU

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) says it is confident it will get its alliance partners to change their minds about the Government of National Unity (GNU).

The South African Communist Party (SACP), Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and South African National Civics Organisation (SANCO) have been critical of the ANC’s decision to form a national coalition government with the Democratic Alliance (DA).

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On Monday, members of the alliance were expected to present their grievances and ideas to the ANC at its lekgotla at the Birchwood Hotel in Kempton Park.

It’s the first ANC Lekgotla after the May elections.

Acting ANC national spokesperson, Zuko Godlimpi said its partners were approaching the lekgotla with open minds and with a view of moving forward.

“COSATU & the SACP represent different constituencies who are likely going to have categorically different views to the ANC on matters of strategy. We just have to constantly have conversations with them to manage our respective understandings of what is the best way forward.

“So, there will be continuous conversation between the ANC leadership and the alliance. There’s an Alliance Political Council established for that.”