Still no terms of reference for GNU conflict resolution body

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