He said that the DA had not gone outside of the GNU to lobby support for its position “which is what the ANC did, defining itself outside the GNU".

The DA said it has also placed a comprehensive set of proposals before President Cyril Ramaphosa to unlock growth and jobs, which it says it is ready to implement.

The FF Plus has expressed concerns that the ANC is using the GNU to co-opt other parties rather than working towards a genuine collaborative government.

"The FF Plus wants to be part of a GNU whereby the country’s problems are effectively addressed, and the ideals and needs of Afrikaners and other minorities in SA are met," the party stated through its leader Dr. Corné Mulder.

"The party will not let the decisions or actions of another party affect its own decision-making…the FF Plus did not join the GNU to gain some title or position.

"Its continued participation in the GNU is based solely on the question of whether it benefits Afrikaners and other minorities in SA or not,” Mulder said.

Mulder further warned that if the plan was to proceed with the GNU in the fashion that the ANC was handling, its chances of success were extremely slim.

“Nothing from their side demonstrates a commitment to being part of a constructive new beginning with the aim of resolving SA's economic crisis of virtually no growth, enormous unemployment, decline and stagnation,” Mulder said.

The ANC has maintained that it was committed to the GNU, but also stressed that it could proceed without the DA if necessary.

Mbalula speaking at a press conference after his party’s National Working Committee meeting this week said: "We are not beholden to the DA, we are beholden to the country. The DA can walk tonight if they want to…let them walk. We managed to pass the budget without the DA."

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