US EditionSouth Africa's DA party withdraws from national dialogue amid coalition dispute
- On 28 June 2025, South Africa's Democratic Alliance withdrew from the National Dialogue following the dismissal of Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield by President Ramaphosa.
- The DA's decision followed Ramaphosa's dismissal of Whitfield over an unauthorized trip abroad and arose amid corruption allegations targeting ANC ministers serving within the post-June 2024 coalition government formed after the elections.
- DA leader John Steenhuisen condemned the firing as unilateral and bad faith, stated the party will not participate further in the National Dialogue, and vowed to vote against budgets for departments led by corrupt ANC ministers.
- Steenhuisen cautioned that if the ANC does not replace ministers implicated in controversies with candidates who meet the standards set by Whitfield’s dismissal, the DA’s Federal Executive may seriously consider initiating a formal process to challenge Ramaphosa’s leadership.
- Despite withdrawing from the dialogue, the DA will remain in the GNU but plans to mobilize civil society to oppose the dialogue initiative, which it labels a waste of R740 million.
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DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing – The Mail & Guardian
Despite feeling hard-done-by over the firing of one of its deputy ministers, the Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will not leave the government of national unity (GNU) or table a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa, at least for now. However, the party said on Saturday it was withdrawing from a national dialogue scheduled for August to tackle the country’s problems, as tensions escalated over Ramaphosa’s sacking of deputy t…
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