Johannesburg: AfricUpdate – News Desk
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the recent meeting of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Clearing House Mechanism demonstrates that the GNU is still intact, and committed to the shared goals and objectives of all represented parties. These goals include, but are not limited to, promoting inclusive growth, creating jobs, reducing poverty, and addressing the high unemployment rate.
Mashatile chaired the virtual meeting of the GNU Clearing House Mechanism on Friday, 19 September 2025. In 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the creation of a GNU Clearing House Mechanism to address policy disagreements within the 10-member GNU, appointing Deputy President Mashatile to lead the initiative.
The meeting reviewed the written submissions on the draft terms of reference from the Good Party, Al Jama-Ah, and Democratic Alliance. This review was in accordance with the resolution made during the Clearing House meeting in March 2025. “The Deputy President raised his concern about the time that the Clearing House has taken to finalise the matter,” the Presidency said in a statement.
The Deputy President has outlined a plan to expedite the process, including forming a task team to review the current draft terms of reference, to report back to the Clearing House in two weeks. The task team will be led by Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel, and will include Thomas Walters from the Democratic Alliance, Makashule Gana from Rise Mzansi, and Apa Pooe from the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania.
