The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg heard arguments from the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party challenging the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)'s use of the term 'Government of National Unity' (GNU) to describe the current political arrangement. The MK Party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, argues that the term is inaccurate as it excludes major parties like the MK Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Their legal representative, Advocate Dali Mpofu, contends that a true GNU requires participation from parties representing a significant majority of the electorate, which is not the case in the current coalition. The SABC, however, maintains that the term is not subject to legal review and that internal remedies should have been exhausted.
UMkhonto Wesizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma has taken issue with the SABC over the use of the term GNU: Picture: Sibonelo NgcoboJudgment in the court matter between the uMkhonto weSizwe Party and the SABC was reserved on Monday by the Gauteng High Court sitting in Johannesburg.
He previously indicated that the seventh administration constitutes a grand coalition between the Democratic Alliance and the African National Congress . “This is because, the Government of National Unity brings all political parties together which would have to include the EFF and the MK Party which it did not. These parties were excluded.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS JACOB ZUMA UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY COALITION GOVERNMENT
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