The Democratic Alliance (DA) says everything should be done to save the Government of National Unity (GNU), which has hit turbulence, with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to sign the divisive Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law at the Union Buildings on Friday .
The BELA Bill amends sections of the South African Schools Act of 1996 (SASA) and the Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (EEA) to account for developments in the education landscape since the enactment of the original legislation.
DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp said the president is threatening the GNU which was formed after the May 29 general elections when the ANC lost its majority.
It is very important to realise that the DA is not threatening to exit the Government of National Unity. The threat to the GNU currently is from the presidents side. The president knew how we and other parties feel about this and he decided to carry on, irrespective of our feelings.
So it is the ANC that is, in their actions, being a threat to the GNU. We must protect this GNU at all costs and the Democratic Alliance will look at all the options available, plus, should this be signed into law, we will take this to court. We will take this to the Constitutional Court if needs be. We will look at the options available to us, Aucamp said in an interview with broadcaster Newzroom Afrika.
