President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a scathing attack on Democratic Alliance DA leader John Steenhuisen for his decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue.
This comes in the wake of former president Thabo Mbekis open letter to Steenhuisen after announcing his partys boycott of the dialogue.
The much talked about National Dialogue will see South Africans from all walks of life coming to discuss the kind of South Africa they want.
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Ramaphosa says Steenhuisens withdrawal from the gathering amounts to poverty of adherence to good principles.