Budget impasse tests long-standing relationship between DA and IFP

IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa says the DA wants to act as both government and opposition

09 April 2025 - 04:30 By KGOTHATSO MADISA and SISANDA MBOLEKWA

The IFP wants a bilateral meeting with the DA to understand its stance on the budget impasse in what seems to be a bid to ensure this does not destabilise the coalition government it leads in KwaZulu-Natal. ..

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