{"id":75222,"date":"2024-10-18T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/leading-ancs-smallest-caucus-since-1994-has-been-challenging-says-party-chief-whip-ntuli"},"modified":"2024-10-18T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:11:00","slug":"leading-ancs-smallest-caucus-since-1994-has-been-challenging-says-party-chief-whip-ntuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/leading-ancs-smallest-caucus-since-1994-has-been-challenging-says-party-chief-whip-ntuli","title":{"rendered":"Leading ANC&#8217;s smallest caucus since 1994 has been challenging, says party chief whip Ntuli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The African National Congress (ANC)&#8217;s parliamentary whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli, said that leading the party&#8217;s smallest caucus since 1994 had been challenging.<\/p>\n<p>Until the May polls, the ANC has always enjoyed a majority big enough to drive its policies and push through legislation without hindrance.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media at Parliament on Wednesday, Ntuli said there had so far been good cooperation between Government of National Unity (GNU) parties in advancing parliamentary business.<\/p>\n<p>Ntuli is not only new to Parliament but also the job of steering a minority caucus.<\/p>\n<p>He said that with the numbers against them, there\u2019s no room for members to skive off and if anything, they have to work harder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think the ANC should constantly cultivate its capacity to persuade about the correctness of whatever position it is we want to advance or are advancing in a portfolio committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the third parliamentary term, he said there&#8217;s been good cooperation so far between GNU partners.<\/p>\n<p>Ntuli chairs a regular meeting of party whips to exchange ideas on the issues before Parliament or to iron out any disagreement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Never mind how much we disagree but we must never run away from engagement so that when we engage, the possibility exists for us to have a meeting of minds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ntuli said there\u2019s a firm commitment among parties to regularly engage each other, not only in times of dispute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The African National Congress (ANC)&#8217;s parliamentary whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli, said that leading the party&#8217;s smallest caucus since 1994 had been challenging. Until the May polls, the ANC has always enjoyed a majority big enough to drive its policies and push through legislation without hindrance. 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