Johannesburg – The ANC has declined to comment on a National Union of Metalworkers’ claim that DA economic policies formed the basis of the ANC’s National Development Plan (NDP).

“We will take the matter with them offline as part of Cosatu, if  there is a need or request from (the Congress of SA Trade Unions),”  spokesman Keith Khoza said on Thursday.

“The DA does not have policies. The DA’s policies are a nuance of broader ANC policies.”

Earlier, Numsa, an affiliate of Cosatu, said its 311,000 members  rejected the NDP as a “right wing” document.

“After a thorough analysis, the (central committee) came to the extremely disturbing conclusion that significant and strategic parts of the NDP were directly lifted from DA policy documents,” said Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim.

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