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
The Democratic Alliance launched the application against the finance minister, the South African Revenue Service, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces.
The saga reflected political sniping and the inability of parties in the government of national unity to cooperate
Amending his proposal at this stage would force more borrowing, the minister warned in papers filed in response to the DA
The party has proposed a R512.8bn revenue strategy and refuses to agree to a VAT increase
The Economic Freedom Fighters say the ANC only holds discussions with them during times of political crisis
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 Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion
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 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
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
In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally
The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The minister also took a swipe at the DA during the inaugural Aziz Pahad dialogue, saying government was implementing the will of the people, not ANC policy
Divisions in the party have emerged over VAT hikes, coalition negotiations, and fiscal policy strategies
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority
His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns