By Thapelo Molefe
The Democratic Alliance (DA) marked its 100 days in the Government of National Unity (GNU) on Friday by outlining four areas where it will not support the GNU under any circumstances.
Citing concerns over fiscal responsibility, economic stability and social welfare, DA leader John Steenhuisen said the party had identified four critical areas it would oppose.
One was the DA vowing to block any additional bailouts for struggling state-owned enterprises.
“South Africa has spent over R350 billion in bailouts for SOEs over the past 10 years, and this is one of the key reasons there is now a fiscal crisis. Money that should be available for teachers and nurses is now gone. It has to stop,” he said.
The party continued to reject Clauses 4 and 5 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, which it warned would compromise mother-tongue education in single-medium schools.
He said the
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