ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said the ANC will press the reset button on the Government of National Unity (GNU) and open talks to other parties to join.<\/p>\n
He was speaking at Luthuli House on Tuesday following crunch talks with the party’s National Working Committee following the DA and FF+ voting against the Budget Fiscal Framework.<\/p>\n
However, he stopped short of kicking the DA and the FF+ out of the GNU stating that any change to the arrangement would only come from a decision of the party\u2019s National Executive Committee (NEC).<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of you have been asking about the future of the GNU,\u201d Mbalula told reporters at a media briefing. \u201cThe NEC adopted the position of the GNU and nothing has changed in relation to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mbalula acknowledged that the process of navigating the national budget within the framework of the GNU has introduced new complexities and required extensive consultation, unlike in previous administrations where the ANC held a clear majority.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve entered uncharted waters. There was never such a laborious, elaborate process of consultation on budget issues before,\u201d he said. \u201cBut now, because we are in a GNU and have lost the majority in government, it\u2019s important that budget engagements happen earlier and more comprehensively.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the contentious issues, Mbalula noted, is the proposed increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), which has sparked public concern and opposition within the GNU. \u201cNobody enjoys the raising of taxes. But governments, including ours, need to generate resources to serve the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite the challenges, Mbalula struck a defiant tone, saying the ANC remains committed to its mission of building \u201ca democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, united, and prosperous South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe struggle continues,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThe people\u2019s movement will not retreat.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, reported that the mission to boot out the Democratic Alliance (DA) from the Government of National Unity (GNU) has been put on ice by the ANC\u2019s National Working Committee (NWC), ordering the party to revisit consultations with its partners.<\/p>\n
This included parties outside the GNU that helped the ANC to pass the 2025 National Budget.<\/p>\n
According to ANC insiders, the move meant that a Cabinet reconfiguration was possible.<\/p>\n
Despite this, the ANC members, particularly the parliamentary caucus, demanded action against the DA ministers after they rejected the budget over the VAT increases.<\/p>\n
Tensions between the two leading parties in the GNU, ANC and the DA, escalated last week after Parliament passed the budget.<\/p>\n
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This was without the DA\u2019s approval. But it worsened after the ANC said it was engaging with parties outside the GNU to garner support for the budget, negotiating with ActionSA, and making a deal.<\/p>\n
The agreement was that the VAT increase would be scrapped within 30 days. It also includes inflation adjustments for personal income tax to prevent bracket creep.<\/p>\n
ATM, EFF, MK Party, Freedom Front Plus (FF+), and ACDP, including the DA, voted against the adoption of the fiscal framework.<\/p>\n
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is expected to give an update on Tuesday on the latest developments of the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting.<\/p>\n
The ANC NWC met on Monday to discuss the DA\u2019s future in the coalition government.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Deputy President Paul Mashatile slammed the DA ministers who showed up to work after they rejected the budget.<\/p>\n
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