GNU-National Dialogue crisis

“Why should we expect Ramaphosa to respect challenges to ANC policy in a National Dialogue when his party runs roughshod over his coalition partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU)?”.

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“Tt is also unclear what this National Dialogue aims to accomplish,” he said. “Even if Ramaphosa hears contrary views, they will go ignored. The ANC has a history of not working with its partners. Why should we expect Ramaphosa to respect challenges to ANC policy in a National Dialogue when his party runs roughshod over his coalition partners in the Government of National Unity?

“The ANC does not know how to share power,” Woode-Smith asserted. “At every turn, it has ignored the fact that it is a partner in government, and not a dictator. Ramaphosa firing the DA Minister Andrew Whitfield is just the most recent example. And no, his excuse is not sufficient. He is not a dictator who can unilaterally kick out ministers.”

He said: “He is a partner in a coalition government who should be in constant dialogue with the other parties. He should try that dialogue before making it national.”

The analyst also criticised the ANC’s legislative agenda, particularly the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill and expropriation without compensation, which he says were pushed through without meaningful consultation.