Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
The Democratic Alliance must end its grandstanding on contentious matters that arise in the GNU
It can be achieved through the regulations the education minister must draft
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Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations
The Democratic Alliance called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to draw on a settlement with Solidarity to end the impasse over the act
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The Democratic Alliance is seen as having disrespected President Cyril Ramaphosa, limiting the chances that he might extend the consultation period on the Act’s contentious clauses
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The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says Buthelezi already has offices in Durban and Pietermartizburg
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The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties
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The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
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MK’s plan to poach EFF leaders has strained relations between the parties
SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it
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The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
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The Samancor Chrome case shows how ‘investor-friendly’ policy has allowed corporate plunder to the detriment of long-term development
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
Solly Mapaila has accused ANC leaders of publicly lying about consulting the party’s alliance partners on the government of national unity
Instead of scrapping ANC economic policy, DA ministers are now implementing it
The Democratic Alliance has promised to launch a legal battle if the government of national unity clearing house fails to provide resolutions to its concerns
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The ANCYL president says they will remove president Cyril Ramaphosa if things don’t improve
Mchunu says the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is not going to die and will recover the ground it lost on 29 May
Paul Mashatile’s committee already has enough disputes between coalition partners to keep it busy every week for the next five years
The former public protector has been appointed the Mpumalanga convenor, and the former KwaZulu-Natal premier is heading the party in that province
They believe the deputy president has the political acumen and experience to maintain the fragile alliance
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Taiwan on Tuesday rejected South Africa’s demand that it close its office in Pretoria as ‘unreasonable’
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The Inkatha Freedom Party says it will resolve all policy issues through the cabinet clearing house
Ministers from various parties at national level are taking their portfolios seriously and working together
Instructing Taipei to move its trade office out of the diplomatic capital to Johannesburg was standard practice, the department said
The government of national unity has betrayed the trust of South African citizens, according to the uMkhonto weSizwe deputy president
The Democratic Alliance must appreciate that there are concessions, defeats and mature ways to advance objectives
The president said he believed citizens were still enamoured with the party but that it had work to do regarding renewal and rebuilding