Leader of the Umkhonto weSizwe occasion in Parliament, John Hlophe has described President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deal with on the opening of Parliament as “appalling”.
Reacting to Ramaphosa’s speech given on the grand event of the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, the previous Western Cape choose president poured chilly water on Ramaphosa deal with.
“The speech was appalling to say the least. It could be very clearly the president didn’t put together the speech himself. If something, it’s the events within the GNU, my guess is that it was ready by DA members.
“We have been watching very intently in Parliament, because the president was delivering his speech, it was the white members of the DA who have been busy applauding. It was all about pleasing the GNU events, notably the DA,” he stated.
Hlophe added that there have been untruths within the president’s speech.
“There is so much lies contained in the speech. I regard the president as a serious liar, a serious-minded liar. Firstly, he says his government, the ANC that he leads has created more than two million jobs, we are South Africans we know he is lying. That is not true. If anything, the rate of unemployment in this country is almost 35 percent now. So, we have lost more jobs than we have created,” he stated.
“The speech didn’t address critical issues like the issue of Palestine. We know why he is not addressing that. It is because the DA is watching him in the GNU. He can’t address it because the policies differ in respect of Palestine. So the speech was empty in that regard.”
On the opposite hand, chief of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen who’s now Agriculture Minister within the authorities of nationwide unity has stated he’s optimistic that regardless of some variations, the GNU members will negotiate and discover one another on divisive points just like the National Health Insurance (NHI).
Reacting to Ramaphosa’s deal with in Cape Town, Steenhuisen stated there isn’t any consensus but on the implementation of the NHI, however the events will proceed to barter.
“I don’t suppose that any occasion to the GNU doesn’t consider that we have to have common entry to fundamental healthcare for each South African no matter their financial standing.
“The variations of opinion is on the one of the best ways to attain this, easy methods to fund it and whether or not it’s essential take away the selection for residents across the non-public healthcare sector as effectively,” Steenhuisen spoke to journalists.
“I feel that we are able to discover one another. I feel there’s a dedication by the president, each within the Cabinet lekgotla and once more tonight, that we are going to seek the advice of one another, we are going to seek the advice of trade gamers to try to discover a manner wherein we are able to obtain the objective that all of us need – common entry to fundamental healthcare for all South Africans no matter their financial standing.
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