DA federal council chair Helen Zille's statement that the government of national unity will not allow KwaZulu-Natal to be thrown to the dogs, apparently referring to the opposition MK Party and EFF, has caused a stir as some took the statement literally rather than figuratively.
Zille made the comments during a media conference on Tuesday in Johannesburg about the deadlock in Gauteng executive positions negotiations and whether this could affect the DA's position in KZN.
We are not going to bring KwaZulu-Natal down if they dont agree to the document terms in Gauteng. We are not going to do that. We are not irresponsible people. We dont want to hand KwaZulu-Natal to the MK and EFF. It will be a total disaster for that province.
We are not going to say the people of KZN can be thrown to the dogs, she said.
Zille criticised the ANC for a lack of genuine negotiation in the composition of the Gauteng executive, alleging the ANC offered the DA three seats without clarity on the distribution to other parties or themselves.
