Rising to the occasion: RISE Mzansi joins the ranks of GNU

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RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi announced on Saturday that his party has opted to join the government of national unity (GNU).

RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi announced on Saturday that his party has opted to join the government of national unity .In the latest political development, RISE Mzansi has become the ninth party to officially join the government of national unity .

The GNU is being formulated by the African National Congress following the 29 May general election in which the party lost its absolute majority in Parliament.RISE Mzansi’s move follows hot on the heels of the Freedom Front Plus joining the coalition on Thursday this week and Bantu Holomisa’sThe government of national unity also consists of the Democratic Alliance , Inkatha Freedom Party , Patriotic Alliance , the GOOD Party and the Pan Africanist Congress .

RISE Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi, at the launch of the party on 19 April 2023 at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Noticeable faces among the leadership are former Democratic Alliance MP Makashule Gana and apartheid activist Ishmael Mkhabela. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Yesterday , the RISE Mzansi national leadership collective met to discuss a final approach to the government of national unity.

 

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