{"id":95769,"date":"2026-02-12T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-rejects-gnu-as-solution-for-sa-issues"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:53:05","slug":"mk-party-rejects-gnu-as-solution-for-sa-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-rejects-gnu-as-solution-for-sa-issues","title":{"rendered":"MK Party Rejects GNU as Solution for SA Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has dismissed the Government of National Unity (GNU) as a credible formation to tackle the country\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>Its parliamentary caucus said it\u2019s not expecting President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver a State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday night that accurately reflects the situation on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The MK Party&#8217;s interim parliamentary leader, Des van Rooyen, has slammed the past 18 months of the GNU, contending that it has no credible plan to uplift millions of poverty-stricken citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Thrust into the position of the main opposition after the formation of the GNU, the party said the coalition is only serving a portion of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen said he\u2019s not expecting SONA to deliver more than platitudes and promises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa doesn\u2019t have a plan to develop itself. What we hear is just rhetoric and repetition of policies, not talking to any plan, not talking to any performance targets, but just talking for the sake of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen added that GNU partners are, in his view, too far apart ideologically to aggressively tackle the country\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to rock the boat. The status quo must change. The economy can\u2019t be in the hands of the few, and then you expect that you will address the plight of the masses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen alleges that government ministers are using their portfolios to profile themselves and attract attention for their political parties rather than working as a cohesive unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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