ANC dares DA to walk out of GNU
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
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News24 | EFF calls for apartheid and trust taxes, stimulus fund in fiscal framework plan
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.
ANC and DA divided on future of coalition
The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner
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News24 | ANC to announce the future of GNU following meeting of national leaders
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula will announce the ANC’s decisions on the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU) on Tuesday.
Kubayi to discuss her rumoured ANC deputy president ambitions ‘when time is right’
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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Hlabisa calls for stability as VAT fallout threatens to capsize GNU
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
News24 | We never depended on DA for support, says Mashatile as ANC meets on GNU fate
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.
News24 | With or without ‘untrustworthy’ DA, we’re going ahead with Budget – Mashatile
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.
ANC and DA contemplate end of days
Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil
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Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action
In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally
News24 | ‘South Africans first’: ActionSA ‘will own mistake’ if ANC goes ahead with VAT increase
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.
ANC integrity commission faces backlash over allegations of factional targeting in Limpopo
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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Budget scrapes through the National Assembly after DA revolt
The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
News24 | National Assembly Speaker rejects requests to halt Budget vote
Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has rejected requests to postpone Parliament’s vote on the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue proposals.
South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?
A new book argues that South Africa should ‘start again’, but the reviewer says it doesn’t make a strong case.
Ramaphosa wants the DA to remain in the 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
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ANC, Democratic Alliance fail to reach agreement on budget
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
Mbalula warns GNU may have to be ‘reconfigured’ over budget deadlock
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
News24 | Ramaphosa and Steenhuisen meet to discuss Budget impasse
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.
International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
News24 | ‘Mission South Africa’: Trump plans to set up ‘refugee centres’ in Pretoria for white Afrikaners
According to a New York Times report, the United States has deployed teams to convert commercial office space in Pretoria into ad hoc refugee centres for white Afrikaners.