By Johnathan Paoli
The Democratic Alliance has urged all stakeholders to honour a settlement reached at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) concerning certain provisions of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act.
DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille stressed on Friday that the Nedlac negotiations were conducted within a lawful framework, with no political parties present.
“This is pure political posturing that undermines institutions designed to solve problems through negotiation and prevent conflict,” Zille said.
She said the discussions were conducted between the Presidency, the Basic Education Department as the employer and Solidarity, and that the presence of any political party was not required.
Zille criticised attempts by “factions” within the African National Congress to undermine the statutory agreement.
She described calls to override the settlement via a subcommittee set up to fund consensus on contentious legislation by the Government of National Unity’s Clearing House Mechanism as
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