WATCH: ‘ANC signed a deal with the devil,’ says MK party

The MK party says the ANC has signed a deal with the devil by entering into the government of national unity (GNU) with the DA.

On Monday, the ANC’s national working committee reportedly resolved the party’s need to revisit negotiations with all GNU partners and those who helped pass the fiscal framework last week.

According to reports, insiders at the meeting said this could mean a Cabinet reshuffle is looming.

Tensions

Tensions in GNU between the DA, ANC and other coalition parties spiked after the DA and FF+ voted against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 national budget in Parliament.

While Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA voted with the ANC to pass the budget, furious ANC NEC members are calling for the party to eject the DA and FF+ from the GNU after accusing them of “betraying them during the passing of the 2025 fiscal framework”.

WATCH Nhlamulo Ndhlela speaking about the GNU

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‘Deals with the devil’

MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said former president Jacob Zuma’s party would never join the GNU.

“We don’t sign deals with devils, and this is what happens when you sign a deal like what the ANC has found itself in. The ANC has signed a fast-gen pact, a deal with the devil, and you can never trust the devil, especially what is happening right now.

“They’ll use every single instrument possible to drive an agenda for their electorate as opposed to driving an agenda for the country. The DA has forgotten that they are not in opposition any more; they are now in government, and they need to be making decisions that are for the country,” Ndhlela said.

DA committed

Meanwhile, the DA’s federal executive also met on Monday night, adopting a wait-and-see attitude on the future of the GNU.

On Saturday, DA leader John Steenhuisen said there’s no decision on whether his party will stay or leave the GNU.

“The DA also entered government to be part of government and not be mere spectators. We need to be in the wheelhouse of government where we can determine the economic direction of the country, not just swap the decks down below.

“We don’t seek to dominate the government, and we fully accept that we do not have a 51% majority… Let me be very clear, we are committed to the government of national unity, and we entered the government of national unity because we think it is the right thing to do for the people of South Africa, Steenhuisen said.

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