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SONA 2025: How the formation of the GNU impact the politcial landscape

By Kouthar Sambo With the anticipation around the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), a political analyst, Ashraf Patel, delved into the GNU dynamic and how SONA will impact the political landscape moving forward. Patel detailed the first GNU, which took place in 1995-1996 after the first democratic elections when the national party insisted on a period of "national unity." […]

3 February 2025

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“There is a coalition that has been forced to buy voters”

By Kouthar Sambo The world's largest bank by market value, JPMorgan, has upgraded South African assets on optimism following the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU). However, risks remain as cabinet positions are yet to be filled, and the efficacy of the GNU structure remains untested. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Wednesday, Development Economist at the University of Pretoria, Dr Jason Matsyoka, said the current context of […]

20 June 2024

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“This is all about securing the provinces in real life so this was an extended purpose coalition”

By Kouthar Sambo The African National Congress (ANC) leaders Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Mashatile were in the first group of ten newly elected members of Parliament to be sworn in at the first sitting of the National Assembly in Cape Town on Friday, 14 June (2024). This comes after more than 300 Members of Parliament (MPs) took the oath before the election of the speaker and the president. After a […]

14 June 2024

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

SONA 2025: How the formation of the GNU impact the politcial landscape

“There is a coalition that has been forced to buy voters”

“This is all about securing the provinces in real life so this was an extended purpose coalition”

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