GNU faces reconfiguration as DA heads to court over VAT hike
ANC says its biggest coalition partner is free to leave as ActionSA weighs its options
03 April 2025 - 12:21
UPDATED 03 April 2025 - 23:30
The government of national unity (GNU), which was established less than a year ago, faces a reconfiguration without the second-largest party.
The political impasse over the public purse and the 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT — which form part of the fiscal framework that was passed by the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces on Wednesday — has exposed the inherent divergent policy priorities of the coalition government, placing its stability at risk...
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