Opposition parties have nothing to offer‚ presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says. She questioned why the ANC cowered when their rivals challenged them. Dlamini-Zuma‚ a member of the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC)‚ was speaking at an interfaith and business dinner held at the White Horse Casino in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday evening. "Opposition is there to oppose‚ by definition. I don’t know why we get worried when they do. It doesn’t mean you must follow it. Since 1994 they have been opposing‚ but of late when the opposition opposes‚ we rush for cover. Why?" said Dlamini-Zuma. Former president FW de Klerk‚ who recently co-founded the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe‚ was also on the receiving end of Dlamini-Zuma’s criticism. "We cannot be told by the opposition what to do. We cannot be told by De Klerk what to do. Never‚ never. Who do they represent?" she asked. She challenged South Africans to ta...
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