The Deputy President said this when responding to questions for oral reply at the National Assembly in Cape Town on Wednesday.

ANC MP Honourable Bhekiziswe Radebe had asked the Deputy President about the outcomes of his working visit to South Sudan on 29 October 2014, where he was tasked with facilitating peace talks between three factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).

“Earlier this year, the SPLM factions were able to reach a reunification agreement which provides that the SPLM will be reunited and those who are either in Kenya and those that are in Ethiopia and those in other parts of South Sudan will get together in Juba [South Sudan’s capital city] with a view of ensuring that the SPLM is once more united.

“At a governmental level, as we speak now, the various components of the SPLM are involved in discussions … are trying to finalise a deal that could possibly lead to a major breakthrough.

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