Mbalula denounces calls for DA expulsion from GNU

The African National Congress (ANC) has slammed the conduct of some of its members of Caucus in Parliament who are against the party’s continued relations with the Democratic Alliance (DA).

This follows reports that some ANC MPs expressed their frustration at the ANC’s National Executive Committee’s failure to decide on the DA’s participation in the Government of National Unity (GNU).

The party’s members raised their dissatisfaction at the opposition party’s recent court challenge of the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA).

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a by-election campaign at Freedom Park in Soweto yesterday, ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, says the conduct of some party members borders on ill-discipline

Mbalula says, “Members of the ANC must be disciplined. They must respect their own party. Leaking information to the media is detrimental to the cohesion of our movement, because that leakage is a distortion, and I’ve said to the media that there is no caucus of the ANC that can revolt against the ANC.”

He adds, “There is no caucus of the ANC that can rebel against the ANC. People have got a choice to join other political parties; those members of the caucus have been disciplined. They took an order from their party. They’ve raised their views and we respect their views. Even if it is decent and I will report to the officials tomorrow (Monday) and I will raise it with the NWC about some of the issues raised.”

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