• Democratic Alliance federal chairwoman Helen Zille admitted her party puts business before country.
• She spoke at the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK and said businesses had asked her to protect Cyril Ramaphosa from the EFF and MK Partry.
• She also said she had been informed that if the EFF and MK gained influence, investors would leave the country.

With more than seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News, Tebogo Mokwena, a In brief News current affairs journalist, offered insights into South African politics, national, provincial and local governance, Government of national unity, political parties and Parliament.

JOHANNESBURG — Democratic Alliance federal chairwoman Helen Zille has admitted businesses asked her to protect Cyril Ramaphosa from economic freedom fighters and the MK party.

Zille makes his admission

According to The starZille admitted that the party put the interests of business ahead of those of the population. South Africa. Zille said he had been told by businesses that Ramaphosa needed to be protected from undue influence from the EFF and Mkhonto Wesizwe party. Indeed, she explained, investors would leave the country because they felt that the EFF and MKP were not suitable for South Africa.

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The revelation is controversial because The MK Party is the official opposition and the third largest party Parliament. Zille pointed out that the sudden and unexpected popularity of the MK Party was seen as disastrous for the business community and threatened to drive their companies out of the country.

GNU criticized

Parties including the South African Communist Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters opposed the DA’s involvement in the national unity government. Solly Mapaila, leader of the SACP said the African National Congress had sold out the liberation movement after allying itself with the Democratic Alliance. Political analyst Sandile Swana said although private companies were running the GNU, it was false that the EFF and MK Partry were going to destroy the country.

Swana said businesses did not flee during Zuma’s tenure as president, and businesses only fled during Ramaphosa’s term at the height of the crisis. COVID-19 pandemic.

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John Hlophe criticizes GNU

In a related article, In brief News reported that MK party vice-president John Hlpohe, slammed the GNU.

He called the GNU a DA-led coalition and accused the ANC of betraying the liberation movement.

Source: In Brief News