By Thapelo Molefe
African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the ANC is unwilling to beg the Democratic Alliance to stay in the Government of National Unity, accusing one of its leaders, Helen Zille, of peddling lies about the party.
“If the DA wants to leave the GNU, they must leave… They can leave tonight. They can leave tomorrow. Anytime they want to leave, or they wish to leave, they can go,” Mbalula told reporters on Thursday.
This comes after DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille publicly expressed her party’s conditions for participating in the GNU, including the post of Deputy President and representation across all cabinet clusters.
Mbalula also rejected claims made by Zille regarding her role in shaping South Africa’s government of national unity.
“We view these claims as not only false, but deliberately misleading, aiming to distort historical facts and elevate their importance in national matters where
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