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GNU CLEARING HOUSE: INAUGURAL MEETING DEFERS DECISIONS ON KEY ISSUES
- 17 October 2024
- General Interest
- SA Legal Academy
No decisions of any significance were made during the inaugural meeting of the Government of National Unity (GNU) ‘clearing house mechanism’, which was established to deal with matters on which GNU parties differ. This was revealed in a Presidency media statement noting, among other things, several matters deferred until 24 October 2024. They include discussions and decisions regarding:
- ‘policy challenges such as’ sections of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act on which ‘engagement with relevant parties’ is apparently ongoing
- ‘challenges’ related to coalition governments at provincial and local government level, and
- the clearing house mechanism’s terms of reference, a draft version of which was ‘welcomed’.
The statement is silent of progress made in appointing a ‘technical committee’ to ‘serve as a processing channel for matters of divergence within the GNU’. This committee was mentioned in an earlier press release on matters expected to be considered during the meeting, which included creating a ‘political leaders forum of parties who signed the (GNU) statement of intent’.
According to the pre-meeting press release, the clearing house:
- was established in September 2024 ‘for the purposes of resolving policy disagreements within the 10-member GNU’
- ‘will not override Cabinet decisions’, and
- will seek to ensure that ‘all GNU signatories develop a common understanding of critical policy matters’.
In a statement on the outcome of a Cabinet meeting held on 18 September 2024, ‘Cabinet welcomed the decision by President Ramaphosa to set-up a clearing house mechanism at a government level on matters that parties within the GNU may be deemed to hold fundamental differences’.
- media statement on the clearing house meeting
- earlier press release on matters to be discussed at the meeting
- media statement on 18 September 2024 Cabinet meeting
- GNU statement of intent
- SA Legal Academy report on BELA Act
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch
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