Al Jamah-ah urges South Africans to be patient as GNU talks reach finalisation
Al-Jama-ah leader, Ganief Hendricks, whose party is among the ten organisations in the Government of National Unity, said he was not surprised by the delay in reaching an agreement.
President Cyril Ramaphosa holds an engagement with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC on 23 February 2024. Picture: GCIS
JOHANNESBURG - While several political parties are dismayed by deadlocks in Government of National Unity (GNU) negotiations, some are urging South Africans to remain patient as discussions reach their final stages.
Power-sharing talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have delayed the appointment of President Cyril Ramaphosa's multi-party cabinet.
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Al-Jama-ah leader, Ganief Hendricks, whose party is among the ten organisations in the Government of National Unity, said he was not surprised by the delay in reaching an agreement.
He, however, said he was confident Ramaphosa would announce his cabinet this weekend.
“The President will have to make a decision one way or another by Sunday. Otherwise, he's going to disrupt the programme of Parliament because we don’t know which chairpersons to appoint to which committees. So, I don’t think the President will unnecessarily delay the work of Parliament.”
He, however, said South Africans must be patient.
“The nation must just be patient. In other countries, from my experience, these things take quite a while. We're just all in a hurry.”