The finance minister announced a lower inflation target of 3%, which the South African Reserve Bank has been pushing for
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
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
Several prominent foundations have withdrawn from the national dialogue citing poor planning and questionable spending
Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
All 10 parties in the government of national unity voted for the Bill, with the support of ActionSA and Build One South Africa
The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister
The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police
The National Dialogue has not even begun and has already become irrevocably politically tainted
But the Democratic Alliance has said it will boycott the dialogue that will take place over nine months, calling it a waste of time and money
He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC
The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable
Observers say the government of national unity has kept parties such as the EFF and MK in check, but jobs, growth and reform remain elusive
Although it no longer has an outright majority, and faces new challenges, the party has not lost its belief in democracy and the rule of law
The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
The party says it will not rubber stamp ANC policies but will use the courts if necessary
Despite the global environment becoming less tense since the March meeting, the central bank will remain cautious, economists say
Pressure can be relieved in a number of ways such as cutting consultants and reducing staffing in non-core areas such as state-owned entities, as well as ministerial office staff
uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket
Now that a VAT increase has been ruled out, the finance minister must find another way to plug a R75bn gap or risk collapsing public services and investor confidence
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
The Democratic Alliance’s rush to court over debates it has lost such as employment equity is an abuse of the law
Given the shaky coalition government, two sections in the Constitution appear to create a quandary regarding ministers actions in the cabinet
Coalition politics, while not perfect, forces parties to negotiate and compromise, boosting accountability and combatting complacency and corruption
The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas
It is high time for policy reckoning in the GNU
The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
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