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With coalition talks underway between the African National Congress (ANC) and other political parties, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has cautioned the ANC against forming a government with parties that do not support Palestine or share the same position on the war in Gaza. Sooliman was speaking at dialogue hosted by the Archbishop Tutu Trust and the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation aimed at furthering support for the Palestinian cause in Cape Town on Wednesday. The once dominant ANC lost 17% of its 2019 vote share, losing 71 seats in parliament after the elections.

Watch Dr Imtiaz Sooliman urging the ANC to choose coalition parties who support Palestine It will now need to make a deal with other parties to form a coalition government for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994. Warning to ANC However, Sooliman warned the ANC against forming coalitions with parties not aligned with the Palestinian cause. “This one country that couldn’t keep the lights on, can’t deliver water, has all kinds of problems has stood up from the whole world in terms of human rights and humanitarian justice.



“So, a direct call to the ANC, be very careful about what coalitions, what partnerships you make because we cannot stop this process. There’s been no government, no institution more brave than what South Africa has done,” Sooliman said. ALSO READ: [WATCH] South Africa pledges R50 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza Reappointing Naledi Pandor Sooliman als.

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