Parties must stay true to GNU's mission: to build a more prosperous SA for all

Breaking up the government of national unity would go against their pledges to the people of SA

06 July 2025 - 00:00 By SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL

In a sense, the DA’s decision to boycott the national dialogue and withhold support for budgets tabled by ANC ministers it disapproves of — apparently in retaliation for the dismissal from the government of national unity of its deputy minister in the department of trade, industry & competition — is understandable...

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