AfriForum accuses Ramaphosa of capturing National Dialogue, turning it into ANC monologue
The group and its affiliate, Solidarity, have withdrawn from this weekend's national convention.
From Friday, one thousand delegates will gather at the UNISA building in Pretoria to set the agenda for the dialogue.
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But last week, legacy organisations such as the Thabo Mbeki Foundation withdrew from the convention, saying it's been rushed.
Afriforum said the dialogue has deviated from being citizen–led.
"What we are seeing now is that the president and the ANC are dictating what the agenda should be – they are dictating who should manage the process and the rest of us – the citizens will just have to sit and listen to what their agenda is."
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