The president’s office said threats about the future of the government of national unity were ‘disturbing’

The address should have set out how things would be done differently and better under the new government, instead of being a wish list

The president said his government of national unity should not be defined by power struggles but by the needs of the South African people

The ANC leader said a recently agreed multi-party coalition was made up of ‘apartheid’ and ‘bantustan’ parties with an ‘evil intent’

Embattled mayor had been under pressure over the city’s adverse audit opinion in 2021-2022