Cape Town – ANC National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, says the decision to form a Government of National Unity (GNU) was not pre-planned but resulted from the party’s electoral loss.
In the May 29 elections, the ANC lost its majority for the first time in 30 years, leading to the necessity of a GNU.
Speaking at a wreath laying ceremony at the gravesite of ANC veteran Oliver Reginal Tambo in Ekurhuleni on Sunday, Mantashe said that the party’s goal was to regain its majority to govern independently again, viewing this as a restoration of the ANC’s dominance.
“We are struggling in a terrain that is not of our own choosing. It’s a terrain that was imposed on us by the fact that we lost the majority.
Minister Gwede Mantashe: The GNU is a consequence, it’s not a plan…#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/89VQe9ifWH
— Natasha Nokuthula Phiri (@NatashaN_Phiri) October 27, 2024
“Nobody planned the GNU. GNU is a consequence of having lost a majority in the elections and our restoration will be to regain that majority and begin to govern on our own. That will be restoration,” Mantashe said.
Mantashe linked the party’s efforts to restore its electoral power to Tambo’s legacy, emphasizing the importance of reclaiming political control.
[IN PICTURES] We continue to celebrate the life and times of Comrade President OR Tambo at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tamboville Cemetry in Watville, Benoni, Gauteng.
Comrade Oliver Tambo remains a colossal figure and to achieve the renewal of the ANC we should learn… pic.twitter.com/jxvsWUVb1g
— African National Congress (@MYANC) October 27, 2024
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
