The Freedom Front Plus president Pieter Groenewald says the African National Congress (ANC) has accepted their condition to recognise Orania.
The Freedom Front Plus wants the Afrikaner-only enclave, Orania to be constitutionally recognised.
Groenewald says this was one of its preconditions to negotiations with the ANC in joining the Government of National Unity (GNU).
Orania is an Afrikaner nationalist town in the Northern Cape province. It is located along the Orange River in the Karoo region.
Groenewald tells Presenter Clement Manyathela on the SABC News programme Face The Nation, “A couple of weeks ago, we had discussions with the national level of the ANC. I explicitly asked about the Northern Cape and whether they have the authority to accept or not. And it was said to us ‘Yes’ they do have the authority to accept or not and they did accept.”
Clement Manyathela: What did they accept? just clarity for our viewers? what exactly did they accept that was your condition?
Groenewald: The agreement that we put forward in the Northern Cape was accepted. That agreement states for instance that all the documents and for instance court cases where they re-emphasise the fact that they recognise those actions taken and recognise the status of Orania.
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Meanwhile, ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula earlier in the week categorically denied that recognising the status of Orania was a precondition in their negotiations with the FF Plus.
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As South Africa awaits the appointment of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet, the FF+ has announced that it would join the government of national unity.
Several parties have agreed to work with the ANC, including the Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Patriotic Alliance (PA), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and GOOD Party.
FF+ says it has signed the statement of intent and will use this opportunity to contribute to the drafting of better policy directions to get the country on the right track.
FF+ National Spokesperson, Wouter Wessels says, “We scrutinised the agreement of intent and we agree with the principles, and we agree that there should be mechanisms to create stability in SA to take the country forward. We want to and should play a part to ensure that stability and to ensure prosperity for all in SA through better governance, better policy direction and we believe that we do have a part to play there.”
