Justice Malala: The historic GNU sets South Africa on a new path
In a historic move echoing South Africa's past, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Democratic Alliance have forged a new government of national unity amid deep divisions. This fragile alliance aims to avert economic ruin and political chaos by sidelining radical factions and uniting disparate interests. Yet, as critics abound and internal strife threatens, the challenge lies in sustaining this unlikely partnership to revive a stagnant economy. The future hinges on their ability to transcend differences for the nation's sake.
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By Justice Malala
South Africa's last "government of national unity" was back in 1994. It took four years of hard negotiations to put it together — and it lasted 24 months before F.W. de Klerk's party walked out in a huff from its union with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC).
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