Mbalula accuses DA of undermining unity as GNU tensions rise

By Johnathan Paoli

African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has criticised the Democratic Alliance’s decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue, accusing the party of undermining national interests.

“Even if the DA walks out, the GNU will never collapse. The GNU must be understood in this context. Our strategy for the realisation of the NDR (National Democratic Revolution) has not changed. We no longer have a 50% majority, but we remain in control of the government, and we will not retreat from pushing forward the NDR,” Mbalula said on Sunday.

He was speaking at the ANC’s OR Tambo Regional Conference in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.

He said the DA’s exit was less about principle and more about politics.

The DA’s decision, triggered by the dismissal of Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield, has challenged the unity of the GNU.

The ANC maintained that the National Dialogue was an