Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused the DA of jeopardising the formation of the government of national unity by constantly moving goalposts with its demands and by continuing to misinterpret the multi-party coalition Statement of Intent to suit its demands.
Ramaphosa in a leaked letter addressed DA leader John Steenhuisen where he acknowledged their face-to-face meeting, lashed out at the party for aspiring to create a parallel government to work outside the parameters and framework of the country’s constitution.
The President referred to another letter from DA Federal chairperson Helen Zille’s letter in which she made mention of “sealed ministries” which Ramaphopsa described as an attempt to create a parallel government.
‘I also prefer not to deal further with the legally incompetent proposals to unilaterally redetermine contractual arrangements of Directors General and other contracts.
“I did inform you that I felt that we should not dwell on the misguided
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