The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment
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Communities such as Saldanha Bay and Cloetesville in the Western Cape are examples of where the PA saw success around the country
There were none of the usual tantrums, bravado and insults when the cabinet held its first lekgotla
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The uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters used the debate on Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address to accuse him of ‘selling out to white’ interests
The president said the alternative was the desperation of a populist coalition intent on continuing the plunder of state resources
At the same briefing, the uMkhonto weSizwe party’s John Hlophe said the government of national unity would not last
The party also wants to be given the position of chief whip
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There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads
Superfans, artists, and artistes are running for cover as the new minister settles in
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The commission said the African Transformation Movement’s bid to overturn the outcome of the May election is meritless because it has no proof to back its claims
Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules
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The ANC has re-elected Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela as deputy speaker after the Democratic Alliance’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe resigned
John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business
The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC
The negotiations around the formation of the government of national unity showed that South Africans can work together, despite differences
ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process
Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work
ATM president Vuyo Zungula said the party’s case was not dependent on another organisation and it was waiting for a court date
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The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
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Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions
But there is solace in the fact that the Economic Freedom Fighters and the uMkhonto weSizwe party are unlikely to ever agree with the Democratic Alliance
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When a unity government was being formed in the 1990s there was suspicion and mistrust
The Democratic Alliance’s George, who replaces Barbara Creecy, has commended the work of his predecessor
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The Democratic Alliance federal council chair said if the ANC in Gauteng did not want to work with her party, it should say so
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The ANC accuses the Democratic Alliance of bullying, while the latter in turn has criticised the ANC’s negotiation tactics
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The DA leader said the unity government would pave the way for his party and the ANC to start delivering for South Africans
The president has made plain his impatience to lock down a deal and name his new executive
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others
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