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There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable. Photo: GCIS

DA not ‘walking away’ after talks with ANC to rescue coalition

The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
The government of national unity. Photo: @Presidency/ZA/X

ANC, DA confirm meeting to try and save coalition, but offer little detail

The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two percentage point increase in VAT

  • Stella Mapenzauswa
3 min read
African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) member and police minister Bheki Cele. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

High-ranking ANC ministers lose seats as MK party rises in South African elections

There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Elections prove that the left needs renewed vision

If we don’t have a credible left party on the ballot in the next elections, it will put our democracy in danger and we will not be able to solve our social crisis

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
DA leader John Steenhuisen, with provincial DA leader Francois Rodgers in the background, during door-to-door campaigning in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Photo: Democratic Alliance

DA leader Steenhuisen sees KZN as ‘wide open’ for coalition win

The leader of the official opposition has been working key wards in north and west Durban ahead of the party’s close of campaigning on Sunday

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read