That’s according to Political Analyst Thobani Zikalala. On closer inspection however, Zikalala says, the agreement may not be all rosy for smaller parties.

Ramaphosa was inaugurated this Wednesday for his second term.

He’s now expected to announce his cabinet, which is expected to include Ministers selected from other parties who are part of the GNU.

“Those who wrote the speech on his behalf, the speech he delivered, I think they did a good job in trying to justify, and of course, chart a way forward for the GNU,” says Zikalala.

He says the GNU does not bode well for smaller parties who are party to that agreement.

“Without any interrogation of the GNU, you would be very much pleased, and be much in hope, in terms of what the future holds. But of course, if you go through the details of the GNU, and see how it is constructed, then some things start to fall apart. The recent position that was articulated by the Democratic Alliance, and of course reflected in the statement of intent of the GNU, I don’t think it bodes very well for the other smaller political parties which have been invited to participate.”

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