The Democratic Alliance’s federal executive has held an urgent meeting to decide how to respond to an invitation to talks by the ANC’s national working committee
Secretary general Fikile Mbalula challenged the Democratic Alliance to either support the government of national unity or make its exit official, as tension rises over the budget
The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner
The Inkatha Freedom Party president said the VAT debate should not be weaponised to derail the coalition government’s primary mandate of ensuring economic stability and service delivery
In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally
Divisions in the party have emerged over VAT hikes, coalition negotiations, and fiscal policy strategies
uMkhonto weSizwe members have accused leaders of double standards, saying Duduzile-Zuma Sambudla is being shielded from disciplinary action
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’
plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority