The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
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
The finance minister suggests that much of the opposition wrangling is part of a broader political battle
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
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
Analysts say the budget became a cliffhanger because it was written as though the ANC still governed on its own
The DA has upped the ante in its demands for consultation on every point of government policy, although ANC ministers also opposed a planned VAT increase
The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
The Democratic Alliance leader said speculation he is facing a leadership challenge ahead of the 2026 elective congress is a ‘fantasy’ aimed at sowing division
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
The SOC will be at the high court on Thursday to oppose an application for its liquidation
It is the first time that the DA has publicly warned the ANC that it may reconsider its place in the ruling coalition
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 EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
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
The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
The ANCYL president says they will remove president Cyril Ramaphosa if things don’t improve
Paul Mashatile’s committee already has enough disputes between coalition partners to keep it busy every week for the next five years
South Africa is not drifting away from its non-aligned stance
Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes
The Democratic Alliance must appreciate that there are concessions, defeats and mature ways to advance objectives
South Africa cannot squander the positive sentiment the governing coalition has garnered around the world, the minister said
The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international relations lines
No progress has been made on establishing a structure to resolve deadlocks on policy
Unlike the ousted Tshwane mayor, the DA ditched former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse like Ultra Mel custard on a Skhothane teenager’s Carvela shoes
The pod bros will revive their mission to kill non-racialism and feed it to the pigs
Is there buyer’s remorse on the part of those who voted for the MK party in May?