The GNU Gamble: Why the ANC and DA Might Finally Cooperate...

After months of dysfunction, mistrust, and collapsing credibility, the Government of National Unity (GNU) held a quiet retreat .

What if — for the first time — the ANC and DA realized their only salvation is each other? In this episode of State of the Nation, Mike Sham dissects how both parties are cornered politically and economically.

And why desperation might finally produce cooperation. From the Madlanga Commission to by-election losses, from foreign policy failures to budget fights, this analysis explores a radical possibility.

A functioning GNU that unlocks growth, cleans up corruption, and revives investor confidence. Could the ANC and DA’s survival instinct actually fix South Africa?

This is the big political “what if” of 2025. Watch if you want to understand:

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