South Africa: Ramaphosa's Cabinet Talks Collapse Amid Rift With DA | Firstpost Africa

Days after forming an unusual Government of National Unity in South Africa, cracks are now in the open among the main coalition partners- the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance (DA). The rivals-turned-partners are at loggerheads over cabinet ranks, and as per reports, the deal with them is all but over. Talks on cabinet formation are stalled amid a lack of consensus. Over DA's demands for more ministerial posts, South African President and ANC Chief Cyril Ramaphosa accused the party of shifting the "goalposts" and trying to create a "parallel government" in breach of the constitution.

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