Cape Town – Build One South Africa (BOSA) has rated the Government of National Unity (GNU) 50% after its first 100 days.
Though not part of the GNU, BOSA supports its success but criticised the lack of a comprehensive plan for the seventh administration, pointing to issues like the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill and National Health Insurance.
BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane emphasised the overdue National Dialogue and the failure to translate the National Development Plan into actionable steps.
“The lessons we have learnt from the National Development Plan (NDP) is that the NDP does not quickly become translatable into annual performance plans so that you can hold the government to account. Already with six years to go to 2030, the objectives of the NDP are not going to be obtained.
‼️ Media Statement ‼️
After 100 days @BuildOneSA scores the GNU performance at a 50% performance grade with much improvement needed. pic.twitter.com/eywBe82Hof
— Mmusi Maimane MP (@MmusiMaimane) October 1, 2024
“What we actually need to do is to create something that is tangible, measurable, that will guide the plans of citizens, both those in the executive in Parliament and other sectors of society,” Maimane said during a media briefing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on Tuesday.
BOSA raised concerns about weakened accountability in Parliament due to the GNU’s dominance and called for reforms to improve oversight and address the bloated cabinet size.
“You have 70% of Parliament that sits in the GNU, that means one in every five MPs is a minister or a deputy minister and so what then happens is that you have the issue of the weakening of accountability in Parliament.
You have a situation that even the GNU, as it is currently comprised, does not have formalised coalition agreements, so at any point over any disagreement it can break. You have seen what is happening in local government and you then have the knowledge that you have a real threat to the stability of the GNU,” BOSA Deputy President Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster said.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
