South Africa's leader defends unity government
South Africa's president signs contentious education bill, testing coalition
South Africa's president signed contentious education legislation into law on Friday, angering his party's main coalition partner amid a debate centred on the integration of schools that teach in Afrikaans.
Education reform row threatens South Africa unity government
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has tried to head off a major row within his uneasy governing coalition by delaying the implementation of the most controversial part of a new education law.
Critics say a South African education bill on language in schools threatens new unity government
South Africa's second largest political party says an education bill that would give the government more control over white minority language schools is a threat to the country’s new government of national unity.
South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the first sign of real friction in his unity government when the second-biggest party said the move jeopardised the coalition deal.
South Africa’s DA Says Education Bill Poses Threat to Coalition
South Africa’s second-biggest political party warned that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to approve changes to education legislation poses a threat to the nation’s coalition government.Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisFor Tenants,
Conflict in South Africa's coalition government is 'not catastrophic,' says major party leader
The leader of South Africa's second biggest party says there will be conflict in the new coalition government, and it should not be viewed as "catastrophic."
S.Africa President Signs Contested Bill In Test For Unity Govt
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a disputed education bill into law Friday but delayed implementation of two clauses that had threatened to fracture South Africa's nearly three-month-old unity government.
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Conflict in South Africa’s coalition government is ‘not catastrophic,’ says major party leader
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP ... John Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party joined the long-ruling African National Congress in a coalition against all expectations after May’s national ...
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Conflict in South Africa's coalition government is 'not catastrophic,' says major party leader
CAPE TOWN, South Africa ... biggest political party said Thursday. John Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance joined a coalition government led by the long-ruling African National Congress ...
South Africa’s justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandal
South Africa’s justice minister has denied corruption allegations against her related to a mutual bank scandal in which ...
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Conflict in South Africa's coalition government is 'not catastrophic,' says major party leader
The leader of South Africa's second biggest party says there will be conflict ... a coalition government led by the long-ruling African National Congress against all expectations after May's ...
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This is not exceptional for a person engaged in serving society for a lifetime. Gordhan was a national liberation and ...