Anc Nwc To Discuss Way Forward For Gnu On Monday: Mashatile

African National Congress ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the partys National Working Committee NWC will meet on Monday on the way forward regarding the Government of National Unity GNU.

He was speaking after delivering the Solomon Mahlangu lecture in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats.

Mashatile says all parties in the GNU should work together regarding a statement of intent.

We want all the parties in the GNU to work in terms of that statement of intent. So we are expecting that parties in the GNU should move together to work together. The DA decided, and Freedom Front Plus say that they are in the GNU, but they wont vote for the budget. Now I dont know how they expect us to work. A government that has no budget is no government. It cant work, so we will decide tomorrow what we do next. We will have to talk to other leaders of the GNU as well they are not a sideshow they must feature prominently in how we move forward. We are not going to be engaging in some bilaterals with the DA.

Meanwhile, DA leader John Steenhuisen stated at a media briefing in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday that his party joined the GNU to actively shape South Africa's future, not just a mere spectator.