The GNU: a cover-up for an abusive DA/ANC marriage?

Monethi Mosoeunyane

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on a Government of National Unity (GNU) painted a picture of a united front, a coalition of parties willing to put South Africa first.

He emphasised the need for cooperation, suggesting that the diverse voices in the GNU could forge a path to progress.

According to Ramaphosa, the GNU is a response to a call for collective action to tackle the country’s pressing challenges and realise the people’s aspirations.

However, what is not discussed, highlighted or emphasized, is the increasing aggression on the part of the Democratic Alliance (DA), and what is seemingly becoming clear as a specific agenda to clamp down on any members of the GNU who are not with the agenda.

First it was the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Despite initial doubts concerning the ability of the party leader, Mzwanele Nyhontso, in his role as Minister of Rural Development and Land