VAT to remain at 15% after Godongwana caves

The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences

The Economic Freedom Fighters say the ANC only holds discussions with them during times of political crisis

An internal investigation has been launched by the municipality following claims of interfering with recruitment documents

The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war

The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford

The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two percentage point increase in VAT

The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races

Tension between the DA and ANC persists but ActionSA may keep them together

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 justice minister has also rejected claims that she is part of a plot to stop party deputy president Paul Matsatile from standing in the ANC’s 2027 elective conference