The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties
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The Democratic Alliance is arguing that it’s in the ANC’s electoral interests to back the proposal
Only 26 promises made to the electorate, only 21%, have started and none have been fully implemented
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The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington
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Coalition politics, while not perfect, forces parties to negotiate and compromise, boosting accountability and combatting complacency and corruption
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Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound
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The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford
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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 Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion
South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received is a bewildering capitulation and weak opposition
Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties
This is a moment that calls for strong leaders and a united nation. Right now, we don’t have either
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
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
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
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The premier has also vowed that the province will be ready to host the G20 summit
The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall
Last year, the finance minister hinted there would be tax increases in 2025
Since the formation of the government of national unity, the Democratic Alliance and the ANC have clashed over several issues, the latest being the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law last week
Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law
The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
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