President Cyril Ramaphosa, his deputy Paul Mashatile and other leaders of the Government of National Unity gathered for a retreat at the Cradle Stone Boutique Hotel in Mogale City on November 1. They paused discussions to follow the Proteas Women's clash against India in the ICC Cricket World Cup final. Image: GCIS
Reneva Fourie Much fanfare is made of the fact that South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) represents 60 percent of the voters in the 2024 general election. What is not recognised is that most South Africans did not vote, and that of those who did, the majority, by far, supported parties that claimed to represent the working class and the poor. If the African National Congress still regards itself as a centre-left movement, rooted in the struggle for equality, then it must acknowledge that it carries the responsibil
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