Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes

The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police

The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner

But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU

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 Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU

The ANC chief whip believes the party might be punished in the local government elections over failed services in the capital if it takes power now

The NGO argues that disgraced judge cannot serve on a constitutional body he has constantly attacked

The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment

The uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters used the debate on Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address to accuse him of ‘selling out to white’ interests

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour

The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC

ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission

In-house studies show that the party could still get over half of the vote in the elections

The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections

The party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi believes that reaching this target and helping the party retain its national majority are high

During an NEC meeting, the party said all its ministers and provincial MECs must aggressively communicate success stories and urged the government to link its programmes with the ANC

ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli believes the president’s approval rating provides an advantageous platform for campaigning

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned