DA demands the heads of ANC ministers

By Simon Nare

The Democratic Alliance has given President Cyril Ramaphosa 48 hours to fire MPs from his party who are facing serious criminal allegations or have put the Government of National Unity at risk.

The ultimatum follows the firing of DA’s deputy minister of trade, industry and competition Andrew Whitfield.

Following an urgent Federal Council meeting on Thursday, DA leader John Steenhuisen demanded that the president remove members of his party in the executive if his actions were meant to clean the house of ill-discipline.

Steenhuisen did not spell out what the party would do if Ramaphosa ignored its calls, safe to say that he would be putting the country at risk.

There is speculation that Ramaphosa removed Whitfield for going to the United States earlier this year as part of a DA mission to ease tensions between the two countries.

Steenhuisen, who is also the agriculture minister, asked