'There's no DA or ANC Minister', says Ntshavheni at inaugural Cabinet lekgotla

JOHANNESBURG - The Presidency says all members of the executive will have to implement the outcomes of the Cabinet lekgotla, regardless of the parties they represent. 

The country's coalition government has nine different political parties represented in the executive. 

They met in Pretoria on Saturday to formulate a national policy agenda which will guide the seventh administration. 

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The different political in the Government of National Unity (GNU) all agree that voters want them to work together. 

Their mission now is to balance their long-standing ideologies with their need for collaboration. 

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the outcomes agreed upon at the Cabinet lekgotla would trickle down to all provincial and local governments. 

"There’s no DA [Democratic Alliance] minister, there’s no ANC [African National Congress] minister, there’s a minister of government and that’s what's important. As you deal with the issues today [Saturday], that’s what we are consolidating so that we have a single view and a single programme of action that is agreed by all."

Ntshavheni said the outcomes of the lekgotla would be communicated by the President during the opening of Parliament next Thursday.