DA declares formal dispute with President and ANC [Video]

The DA has declared a formal Government of National Unity (GNU) dispute over the Expropriation Bill and the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act.

According to John Steenhuisen, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader, the Expropriation Bill is unconstitutional. ‘By signing the unconstitutional Expropriation Bill into law and refusing to engage with the DA regarding detrimental implications of implementing the NHI in its current form, the ANC has shown open disregard for the founding principles on which the GNU was based,’ said Steenhuisen.

He added that ‘this betrayal isn’t just an attack on the DA; it’s an insult to every South African who voted for real change’.

Steenhuisen emphasised that the DA will not stand by as the ANC ‘undermines the GNU to push through policies that threaten your property, healthcare, and the economy’.

Steenhuisen wrote to President Ramaphosa to notify him that he was formally invoking Section 19 of the Statement of Intent. This clause is meant …