DA and ANC headed for another showdown as NEC resolves to expand GNU:
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OpinionANALYSIS | Anti-DA sentiment running high in ANC as SA goes to vote: With the inevitability of more coalition negotiations on the horizon, Carol Paton takes the ...
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WATCH | ANC calls for decisive economic action ahead of SONA, DA wants infrastructure reform
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GNU to take centre stage at ANC gathering: Ramaphosa faces test as ANC debates unity with DA
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EWN Aug 12 25
ANC yet to consult coalition partners on expanding GNU - DA's Steenhuisen: Last week, the ANC announced plans to broaden the coalition, saying there’s growing ...
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Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders: The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic ...
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Key FactsMbalula Challenges US on Sanctions Against ANC Leaders
Aug 6, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Fikile Mbalula dared the US to impose sanctions on ANC leaders without the party surrendering its transformation agenda.
- The US administration condemns black economic empowerment laws as discriminatory, while South Africa defends them as apartheid redress.
- A US bill targeting ANC officials for ties to China, Russia, and Iran is intensifying political tensions.
- The ANC is initiating talks with other political parties to form a unity government and reduce the Democratic Alliance's influence.
If they want to bring sanctions on us, let them bring them. This country, South Africa, and all its citizens, know that it’s a democratic country, it’s a liberated country and we are still transforming this country in order to achieve equity.— Fikile Mbalula, ANC Secretary General, during a press briefing.
‘Don’t give us ridiculous conditions’: EFF and MK party invited to join GNU: Mzwandile Masina discusses the ANC's plans to expand the Government of National ...
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Thabo Mbeki slams DA’s national dialogue boycott as 'misplaced' and self-defeating
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Key FactsMbeki Rebukes DA’s Withdrawal from National Dialogue
Jul 4, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Thabo Mbeki criticizes the DA’s choice to boycott the National Dialogue as misguided and counterproductive.
- The Dialogue is organized by the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative, a civil society group, and is independent of the ANC or government control.
- Preparations involve over 50 organizations and volunteers who have self-funded efforts, now seeking support from the National Treasury.
- Mbeki dismisses claims that the Dialogue is an ANC election tactic and underscores the necessity of citizen engagement in shaping South Africa’s future.
I sincerely hope that all political leaders and the parties they lead will recognize the inalienable reality that the people are our country’s sovereign authority.— Thabo Mbeki, in an open letter addressing DA leader John Steenhuisen, criticizing the DA's decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue.
EWN Jul 04 25
Mbeki says it’s good Zille is displaying her arrogant, contemptuous view of SAns: The DA's feberal council chairperson, Helen Zille, is not spared in Mbeki’s ...
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Key FactsMbeki Rebukes DA Over National Dialogue Withdrawal
Jul 4, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Thabo Mbeki wrote an open letter to DA leader John Steenhuisen following the party’s decision to leave the National Dialogue.
- He suggested it would have been more reasonable for the DA to exit the Government of National Unity rather than the dialogue.
- Mbeki highlighted that the dialogue offers South Africans a unique chance for detailed and inclusive national discussion.
- Despite the DA’s boycott, its department remains part of the interministerial committees managing the dialogue process.
In the absence of a president who is prepared to take action against VBS looters and state capture-accused sitting around the Cabinet table, it’s clear that the dialogue will be nothing more than a waste of time and money to distract from ANC failures.— Thabo Mbeki, in an open letter to John Steenhuisen regarding the DA's decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue.
‘They've no reason to complain, they decided to be part of this mess’: Malema on DA's threats to Ramaphosa
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Key FactsMalema Condemns DA's Role and Defiance in Government
Jun 30, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Julius Malema insists the DA should leave the coalition if it disagrees with President Ramaphosa's leadership.
- Following Whitfield's removal, the DA withdrew from national talks and threatened a no-confidence motion against Ramaphosa.
- Whitfield was fired due to an unauthorized overseas trip, violating required presidential permissions.
- Malema stresses the DA must accept government decisions since it willingly joined the unity government.
They have no reason to complain, they decided to be part of this mess.— Julius Malema on the DA's threats to Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa cancels his trip to Spain in case DA decides to leave GNU: President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his planned trip to Spain at the eleventh hour in ...
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EWN Jul 01 25
ANC NWC resolved to not engage in tit-for-tat with DA over departments’ budgets: EWN understands the NWC couldn’t close off on the state of the Government of ...
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The Citizen Jun 30 25
Ramaphosa acted ‘justifiably’ in removing Whitfield, says SACP: The DA has been criticised for its 'empty' threats against the ANC.
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One Year of GNU: Young South Africans say, ‘this is not what we voted for’: A year into the Government of National Unity, many South Africans say the reality of ...
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ANC says DA’s case on employment equity ‘reveals its enduring opposition to address inequality’
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POLL | Should ANC oust DA from GNU and bring in smaller parties instead?: The government of national unity has hit another stumbling block, with the ANC and DA ...
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EDITORIAL | GNU discussion is critical for stability: Avoiding the discussion because some disagree with the majority of NEC members is like burying one’s head ...
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ANC’s fallout with DA escalates as Ramaphosa pushes back on business pressure: Cracks deepen in the coalition government as the ANC lashes out at the DA over ...
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Key FactsMbalula Critiques DA's Disrespectful Budget Opposition
Apr 5, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC, criticized the DA for opposing the approval of the 2025 National Budget, labeling the party as arrogant and disrespectful.
- He expressed frustration over the DA's vote against the budget and stated that it is now the DA's responsibility to reconsider its position within the Government of National Unity.
- Mbalula emphasized that the DA must bear the consequences of its refusal to support the budget and cannot rely on the ANC's backing.
- Meanwhile, there is increasing pressure within the ANC for President Ramaphosa to take action against DA ministers to ensure the stability of the government.
The arrogance of the DA needs to be taken on. They are arrogant, and that’s all I can say. They are arrogant and have no respect.— Fikile Mbalula during the ANC’s smart membership card rollout in Diepsloot.
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