Lamola tells DA to decide whether it wants to be in GNU or in opposition

Minister Ronald Lamola used the SONA debate to rebuke the Democratic Alliance, saying the party cannot claim credit for government successes while simultaneously attacking the ANC from within the coalition. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and ANC MP Ronald Lamola says the Democratic Alliance (DA) must decide whether it wants to be in government or in opposition, arguing that it cannot be both. He made the remarks during a heated debate on theState of the Nation Address(SONA) at a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to respond to the debate on Thursday afternoon. “The DA needs to decide whether it is in government or it is in opposition. You cannot be both. In this House, we are confronted by two dangerous extremes.” He described one as extreme left and the other as extreme right, saying both were “counter-revolutionary” and led to destruction and polarisation in society.