GNU | Sanusha Naidu weighs in on the letter from Ramaphosa to Steenhuisen 

We the black majority never want anything to do with da and FF plus, we don't want you at all

Where, how and when did South African's vote for this Government of National Disunity?

Where can I find this mandate from the electorate about proportionality. You all being carried away by DA's made up delusions. The Constitution states it is the President's prerogative to appoint his cabinet. He can even choose someone not in politics at all if he wanted to. The delusions are off the scale.

Ya, maybe it's having too many choices that is confusing them.

Ramaphosa loses his job if he deals with juju and Zuma.

Zuma's condition is that Ramaphosa must step down as the president of which is worse than DA's demands

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub That's my point ! The DA have kept him in power and now it's time to pay back the favor and he has long stories !

@@dephenleast2395 100% , so where does Ramaphosa come with this letter ! The DA literally saved his job

Exactly; the ANC wants to keep stealing withe GNU as windowdressing. The DA is standing strong on principles (something the ANC doesn't understand) and that is making the ANC angry; how will they steal if they aren't in the right positions?

The DA does not have the power to dictate,they said so to other parties when they were the majorit Moonpact something...... So if they have a problem let them away

The honey is in stellenbosch the people who are holding us hostage about the markets and falling of the rand.Blacks wich are the majority don't care about the markets we want our land back then we can talk about markets.

@@unathimichaelmxaku8105 Like Mugabe? We live in the real world my friend - you poke the Lion and you will be eaten! Don't be a dumbass!

@@unathimichaelmxaku8105 the way you think make sure you have enough funds to buy bread and milk. Look at cross the border at our neighbor country Zimbabwe. They also didn’t need the markets and half of the population is in South Africa.

More concerned with staying out of jail for all the stealing they've done over the last 30 years... :(

So is the DA.

Politicians can't be trusted

Political parties are not concerned about well-being of the citizens of South Africa, they only care about themselves and their Financial sponsor.

Its always been that way; they just want to steal, They think like thei; What country? Is there a country? We just thought it was a place to steal from, wow we learn something new every day. (actually they never learn anything, so that part is wrong)

We are waiting for jobs n they are wasting time😢

The same tactic used by the DA.

Why should the letters not be opened to the nation.??? These people are public servants!!!

​@@thulanimahlangu6012ayikho nje leGNU neNFP nakhu nayo sekuthiwa yaphuma

I think the DA is committed, but the ANC knows that if they lose the key positions they will not be able to keep up their corruption. I think they have not accepted that they are not in control anymore. Look at the Rand; the minute it was stated that the DA might pull out the Rand fell; the world knows who will save SA and it isn't the ANc, its the DA. I think the ANC knows this so they are worried.

People in general are naive to believe that things are only going to get better, these so called Leaders are putting themselves first as usual for the prime slices of the pie, leaving the only the pastry for the people.

Fully agree. If the DA doesn't get any real power then they get swallowed by the ANC and will lose massive support in the next elections. They may be better off in the opposition benches if that is the case. EFF and MK will certainly be demanding. It may take a while for the ANC to realise this.

Strategic ministries must remain with the majority party. South Africans can't give such ministries to people who have demonstrated that they are unpatriotic. No

​@@esilevinichronicles4269Agreed

@@esilevinichronicles4269 So in other words let the ANC keep destroying our Country ! The ANC have proved over 30 year's they are corrupt and can't run this Country , that's why the voter's have spoken !! It's time to give other parties the opportunity to fix the ANCs mess

They got 20% they are not incharge that's why the ANC is holding the discussions with other parties,the DA is part "others" nothing special about them.

Are white people the only race that could better ? You worship your own skin.

We must see changes first in Western Cape where DA have been in government for years

Who they think to change the country

I swear!

All of them, that's the only thing we can agree on as a country.

The anc did not win this vote so they cant keep all the power We the people voted for a new government and corrupt members SO STEP ASIDE RULE COUNTS

He can do as he pleases.

Exactly his backtracking must stop. He mustn't forget he still very much has the huge phala phallus hanging over him!

They must walk out

Who is D A 1820 exodus.

Negotiations where always going to be hard with the ANC wanting to give away as little as possible and the DA wanting as much as possible. The biggest winners of the next election will be the MK & EFF if this grand coalition fails. The DA doesn't trust the failed ANC government and the ANC sees the DA as for the white population and not for the black majority so the ANC doesn't trust the DA. The ANC shows the arrogance summed up by what Zuma said. "The ANC will rule until Jesus comes." Negotiations would of been just as difficult with an ANC EFF and MK coalition remember if your constitutioncy doesn't deliver in the coalition cause of lack of positions to make meaningful change or to have a strong enough voice you are doomed to fail.

Tapiwa?

What is your Mnangagwa doing Mr Zimbabwe Tapiwa?

@@tapiwakatandi6763 you and i knows that the ANC is been sharing since 1994, and the president acknowledged the failure of some ministries fault of corruption so ANC is inviting those who are serious can make a difference join the lead no matter how small your numbers are.

Another Zimbabwean trying to give our President advice. 😂😂😂

The ANC got the highest number of votes. Whether you like it or not. The DA is silly

​@@mck5549no one got a majority. The ANC cannot call the shots. If the ANC wants a GNU, then power must be shared equitably among all participant parties. Simple.

​@@user-oi7vx1in5xthere are options either than the DA

@@mck5549 They didn't get over 50%. Now they have to share.

Yeah and thats going to happen! Lol

Ask the ANC by writing a letter to them.

The DA/white had 500 years in power

​@@ichoosegodfromnowon847d they dekkivered to their constituency when the ANC failed dismally to do that, we are in squarter camps, not earning salkers leaving us poorer every month.

The land was built up. Not broke down in 30 years​@@ichoosegodfromnowon847

​@@ichoosegodfromnowon847yes and the white government had this country in pristine condition.

DA is very desperate for power from the look of things

​@@donaldchikudo1521 True

He wanted to be sworn in for the second term. That's all

​@@nomalungelongcete5875basically

​@@donaldchikudo1521And rightly so, they earned their seats at the table.

Exactly, the ANC is in this position because they are corrupt and have stolen everything. The DA can clean stuff out.

One decent ministry like finance is worth five Mickey Mouse ministries

Ask gouse.

I think the negotiations themselves must be televised, this way, all things are transparent.

💯! Someone with some common sense.

You do realize that there are other parties in the arrangement right?? Not just ANC and DA

This is just the beginning, they are still going to fight over policies because they differ immensely.

Exactly, and leaking letters to try and discredit the DA.

@@MrLechesayup, the others got abit over 6 percent I think. So the remaining 3 seats and deputy ministers can go to them

DA is in charge?

😮 hope u understand what at stake for the natives

@@MzamoAdoons372 they are still the majority

In charge of who 😮😊

@@francklikibi6434no their not (: not even close to 50%

Unfortunately, positions matter. The DA want their fair share of power to influence government and implement their manifesto. That's the reality. We shouldn't expect anything less. The ANC's structures are clinging to power that legitimately lost. That's the hold up. Like a selfish kid with too many toys.

Exactly. The DA must get positions that matter, or leave. If they leave the RAND will collapse and that tells you who the rest of the world want in key positions; the DA.

​@@stevemartin7464 this is not about the rest of the world, it's about the people of South Africa who are living in South Africa.

​@@stevemartin7464Exactly. Sure has no idea what she's talking about. Just bla bla blah

Its greed nothing else to it. Sadly it's the Nation who suffers at the end.

​@@napsterking7500Bunch of rogues, kodwa is back,

Yes, i think it should be "analyst", the DA has every right and an obligation to fight for the most effective positions. What do people expect them to do? They wanted a new government, now its unreasonable for the DA to want effective positions?

Thats wahat worries me; also if the DA pulls out, the country will suffer.

What you mean by WORTH.

The DA was allocated 6 ministries oñ Tuesday. Ramaphosa backtracked today. Check both letters on u tube

Also what is "unreasonable"? wanting meaningful positions? wanting exactly half of what the ANC gets? the DA needs to fight now or just leave, they cannot go into a government where they can make no difference.

Well said; the ANC still thinks they can jsut carry on as usual. Stealing, destroying... the usual ANC stuff.

Who cares about what you think,you voted for your white privileges not for change,what will change for black majority that your white government failed to do all these decades?

Agree we voted to remove the anc and the gangsters

😂

The GNU is not the problem . The problem is the GNU😮

We are now getting GATVOL. MOVE ON OR MOVE OUT. We need a Federal system of government. THE GNU IS NOT BINDING😂😂. ONE CAN WALK OUT WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. USELESS EXERCISE. THE ANC IS SIMPLY FIGHTING TO GET POWER BACK. Those joining the ANC come out of the ANC . They simply coming home

It has never worked

Vote with your heart not feelings.

Do vote but for any other party. Voting cancels the vote of the part or person you don't want to govern .

It's just a show, don't take it seriously..

This Sifiso Dube! The person is gifted in writing useless opinions. This is not Zimbabwe but South Africa.

😂 That is my point, you voted & put incompetent people in power, so we have to all put up with it!!!

20% that that they desperately need!

​@@elisedismore5486 Not at all do the maths

​@@elisedismore5486not at all, there is an assortment of options, you think too much of yourselves

They must drop it , there is still 40% out there without DA

Yes and the ANC have 40, so if the ANC get 8 positions the DA must get 4 also, the ANC is trying to keep the posiotions that will allow them to keep stealing. The DA is fighting for the country, the ANC for corruption.

Yes, its childish, the rule is simple; DA got half of what the ANC got, so DA must get half as many positions, easy really, and they should also get some of the key positions, police, health, finance would be great because then they can save the country. The ANC should have been gone, but sadly the leopard hasn't changed its spots.

Thank you…I do not understand the back and forth…

If the DA go into a GNU in positions where they can make no difference, then it is pointless. The ANC know this and are trying to prevent the DA from being seen to save SA, which they will if they have the right positions. The ANC is fundamentally corrupt so it is clinging to its positions that will allow it to keep stealing.

The DA needs to get the right positions, if they dont then they may as well leave, there is no point being in a GNU that is still letting the ANC run the country. The DA must get half of everything the ANC gets since they got half the votes. They need to fight now so that the people of SA get the DA in the positions that make a difference. The ANC wants to keep stealing.

We must hope not because the rest of the world is watching, we need investment and if the DA pulls out we will never get it. Today rumours were the DA was pulling out and the Rand fell, if they actually do leave the Rand will fall furtherand no one will invest in SA. No new jobs, just more suffering for anothe r5 years.

@@stevemartin7464 You are right tbh This calls for level headedness by both parties for the sake of the country and beyond, let there be a spirit of give- -and-take ,,,

😂😂😂😂 DA of Helen and ANC of Ramaphosa❤

The ANC clinging on to power it no longer has is the real disappointment.

they love power with 20%

@@unathimichaelmxaku8105 just imagine, whilst there's other parties also needs to be accommodated

Yes, and leave us with more ANc stealing and corruption? The country wont survive another 5 years.

MK DA and EEF should have banded together and get Cyril out. After that the true leaders of the ANC will emerge and we can go forward to uplift all South Africans

Very happy! Waiting and watching besties fighting for Power thrown by their bosses

Then we are TOTALLY DOOMED😡

The DA must stand up now. If they do not get positions that allow them to make a difference why should they go into a GNU? The ANC wants to keep control and they need to understand that they only got 40 percent. The DA got half of what they did so must get half of everything the ANC gets.

She really has no idea, sorry.

Not even close

No it isn't they want to make sure the DA cannot be effective. the DA needs to get positions where they can make a difference for all of us!

If that happens we have the ANC running things again. The country will not survive 5 more years of the ANC, the theft and corruption has almost destroyed SA already.

I don't want them to walk away. They should accept the 6 cabinet positions.

​@@Jono98806Six is a a joke. Based on proportionality.

I agree

@@user-oi7vx1in5x That becomes more complicated when there's 10 political parties in the GNU all wanting a piece of the pie. If the DA get's some positions in areas where they think that they can make a difference, then they should take those. Other positions can come later depending on their performance. Ultimately, we want the parties in the GNU to be able to work together in order to do what's best for the country.

No, the DA is trying to make sure they can make a difference. If they go into the GNU in positions that mean nothing what is the point? The ANC will still destroy SA. The ANC is trying to stay in effective power with the GNU as windowdressing.

@@stevemartin7464 I hear you, but I'm just worried that the GNU negotiations will force the coalition into an unwanted direction that could be detrimental to the plight of the poor majority in need of effective and efficient service delivery. There are too many people suffering in this country due to lack of basic services and unemployment while politicians are playing power games.

@@morrissamuels5984 I think its a delicate balance, I agree that it is irritating, but I suspect its the ANC that really wants to keep the positions that are worth anything. No one likes this, believe me, but we are at a point in time where, if the DA and the other honest, decent parties can get a few key posts SA will change, if they don't then SA will stay a shithole with all hope and joy in life sucked out of us by ANC theft and corruption. Its a clash of cultures; honesty against dishonesty. honesty has to win. People attack the DA, but why? If the DA just rolls over we gain nothing, its a hard fight and Im sure the DA would like nothing more than an easy solution, but thinkabout it; who has more to lose if the DA and other parties get key positions; the ANC. It is them that dont want to be fair.