By Simon Nare
The Government of National Unity’s Clearing House Mechanism has not reached any agreement on the terms of reference on how the committee should deal with disputes arising in the multi-party coalition.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s acting spokesperson Keith Khoza told Inside Politics that instead they had been consolidated.
According to a statement released by The Presidency, the committee in a meeting held on Thursday, resolved that the terms of reference would further be discussed around the Basic Education Law Amendment Act which has seen the ANC pitted against the DA.
The Presidency’s statement has not provided further details on why the Act featured prominently in a meeting that was supposed to map the way forward on how the committee was going to deal with disputes in the multi-party coalition.
“All parties expressed appreciation for the work done by the Secretariat in coordinating the work of the Clearing House. It was agreed that the Secretariat should consolidate the views and enrich the terms of reference and that further deliberations must continue with regards to the BELA Act,” said the statement.
The meeting was chaired by Mashatile following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a platform for the purposes of resolving policy disagreements and any disputes within the 10 member GNU.
The statement said the meeting was attended by representatives of from the 10 parties. Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, Deputy Minister for Justice, Andries Nel, as well as a representative from the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor made presentations.
The meeting also received an update on the preparations for the G20 Summit and on the national dialogue,” the statement said.
The committee would continue with its engagements as per the mandate of the president and discuss all matters as they emerged from the ongoing work of government, including resolving disputes where they arose.
No details were revealed in this regard.
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