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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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GNU achievements the result of ANC foundation, Ramaphosa says: The president has pushed back against MPs claims’ that the successes outlined in his State of the ...
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Key FactsGNU: Unity, Reform, and Ownership
Feb 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- Ramaphosa rejected claims that coalition ministers should take credit for GNU successes and stressed that ministers act collectively and share responsibility for outcomes.
- The next reform phase prioritises restructuring state‑owned enterprises, including repositioning Eskom to generate alongside other companies while retaining public ownership and involving strategic partners.
- Private rail operators will be allowed to carry freight on state lines and private electricity producers to use the state grid, and cooperation between ports, rail and the private sector cut security incidents by 50%, including cable theft.
- A dedicated criminal‑justice reform initiative will work with the SAPS, the NPA and the SIU, the GBV national‑disaster classification aims to speed coordinated action, and a review of broad‑based BEE follows reported income gains between 2006 and 2023.
No minister or deputy minister should be claiming their work in the GNU as an achievement of their party.— Ramaphosa addressing MPs, arguing that GNU achievements are collective and should not be credited to individual ministers or parties.
GNU to take centre stage at ANC gathering: Ramaphosa faces test as ANC debates unity with DA
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Mashatile rejects dissolution of the GNU, emphasising collaborative governance: Deputy President Paul Mashatile has firmly rejected suggestions to dissolve the ...
iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-12-04-mashatile-rejects-dissolution-of-the-gnu-emphasising-collaborative-governance/
‘The GNU is here to stay’: Ramaphosa : Ramaphosa hailed his two-day retreat with government of national unity party leaders as a success ...
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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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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- 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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Paid articlePaywall DA and ANC headed for another showdown as NEC resolves to expand GNU: While the ANC has resolved to include other parties within the GNU, the DA will likely push ...
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‘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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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- 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.
One Year of the GNU: How the ANC-DA pact betrayed voters and blocked real change: As the GNU marks one year, experts reveal how collusions, fake promises ...
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South Africa’s GNU turns one – a year of unity, friction and some green shoots: A year into South Africa’s government of national unity, the country has learnt ...
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Paid articlePaywall Sort out the GNU, for stability's sake: What matters to most South Africans is not so much whether a strong faction of the ANC wants the DA or the EFF in the GNU ...
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ANC says DA’s case on employment equity ‘reveals its enduring opposition to address inequality’
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Paid articlePaywall Caucus revolt rocks ANC: chorus builds to oust DA from GNU: Angry MPs tell Fikile Mbalula it’s time to dump the DA from GNU and work with other smaller parties
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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.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
- 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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