The president of the African National Congress Cyril Ramaphosa called the president of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen out in a leaked letter.
The letter was leaked to the media, and in it, Ramaphosa calls out Steenhuisen for his party's recent demands and conduct during negotiations
South Africans believed the relationship between the ANC and DA would turn out to be volatile and affect the GNUcurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.
Ramaphosa was displeased with Steenhuisen's addition of two more departments to the six the DA initially wanted. He also called Steenhuisen out for not engaging with him in face-to-face negotiations. "I informed you that the habit of negotiating through correspondence, as adopted by the DA, can be problematic. It can for example make parties play to the gallery of public opinion through media leakages resulting in the loss of focus on the real substance of the negotiations. I also informed you that we found the letter from your Federal Chairperson offensive, condescending and inconsistent with the Constitution," he said.
Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023.
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