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Another point of contention between government of national unity (GNU) partners – the ANC and DA – is brewing as the DA lobbies the public to object the draft regulations for the private security industry that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has recently published for comment.
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 EFF believes the incumbent fiscal framework entrenches crises ranging from fiscal consolidation, rising debt-service costs, and the “regressive” value-added tax increase, among other things.
The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner
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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula will announce the ANC’s decisions on the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU) on Tuesday.
The justice minister has also rejected claims that she is part of a plot to stop party deputy president Paul Matsatile from standing in the ANC’s 2027 elective conference
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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
With talks to get the government of national unity back on track, Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated the ANC never depended on the DA for anything.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has made it clear the ANC will proceed with implementing the national Budget with or without the support of the DA.
Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil
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In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally
If ActionSA leaders made a mistake on the national Budget, they will own that mistake, but for now the party wants a Budget for the country.
As the ANC prepares for a pivotal provincial conference in Limpopo, tensions are rising over what some members describe as a targeted campaign by the party’s integrity commission to “purge” political rivals using corruption allegations related to the collapsed VBS Mutual Bank.Senior ANC figures in Limpopo and in the national executive committee (NEC) told the […]
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The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has rejected requests to postpone Parliament’s vote on the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue proposals.
A new book argues that South Africa should ‘start again’, but the reviewer says it doesn’t make a strong case.
But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU
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The ANC has so far rejected conditions on which the DA would agree to support Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 0.5 percentage point VAT increase for the coming fiscal year
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The Presidency has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen are scheduled to meet on Tuesday morning to discuss the Budget deadlock.
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said