By Simon Nare
The African National Congress’ national executive committee has resolved to reset the composition of the Government of National Unity and incorporate more political parties in the fold.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told journalists at a post-NEC meeting media briefing on Wednesday that the party would honour the agreement of the GNU’s Statement of Intent and consult other parties first before inviting others.
There are currently 10 parties in the GNU.
He could not say why the party’s highest decision-making structure between conferences had come to this resolution given how highly the party’s leadership, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, had spoken of the coalition.
Mbalula was non-committal on whether the Economic Freedom Fighters and uMkhonto we Sizwe would be invited for talks to join the GNU.
Mbalula said the NEC noted significant progress of the GNU’s work in the past 12 months, but acknowledged that it was not a
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