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Leaders of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance will meet to discuss its involvement in the nation’s coalition government after lawmakers passed a budget framework that second-biggest party opposed.
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The Democratic Alliance, which joined the government after the long-ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority last year, said it could not support a tax increase that would fur...

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Is South Africa's coalition government about to fall apart?
South Africa's coalition government is on shaky ground, with the sharp divisions between its two biggest parties - the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) - exposed in a crucial vote on the national budget.
Leaders of South Africa’s DA to Meet on Future of ANC Coalition
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