Ferial Haffajee

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

GNU CRISIS Q&A DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp during a media briefing in Johannesburg following a Federal Council meeting on preparations for the local government elections on 28 January 2025. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti) As Deputy President Paul Mashatile doubled down on the ANC’s hard line on the DA for voting against the fiscal framework, DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp told Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee his party is open to talks. Question: What now? Answer: Cool heads must prevail....

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

Cracks deepen in the coalition government as the ANC lashes out at the DA over recent missteps. With the ANC’s chief whip calling for consequences and President Ramaphosa rejecting external interference, the pact’s future hangs in the balance. Attitudes in the ANC have hardened against a continued power pact with the DA, even as business leaders sent a letter to both parties pleading with them to “stay the course, stay in the room, hold the line, keep building and compromise”.

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

BUDGET BUST-UP ANALYSIS Life after the DA: Will the GNU reshuffle, shrink or shatter? We’ve got some numbers. The GNU in its current form is not likely to last, with pointed comments from the Presidency. “You can’t be part of a government whose Budget you opposed,” said the Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya minutes after the Budget was passed without the Democratic Alliance’s support. Don't want to see this?

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

PODCAST As negotiations between the ANC and DA over the national Budget dragged into the early hours of 1 April 2025, no agreement was reached — deepening the ongoing deadlock within the Government of National Unity (GNU). Just days before, Ferial Haffajee sat down with Deputy Finance Minister Ashor Sarupen to unpack the key issues surrounding Budget 2025 and the GNU. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation.

3 weeks ago | sagoodnews.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

By Ferial HaffajeeFerial Haffajee writes; “If you only read the news episodically and it’s mostly from social media (how too many people read theirs), then you will live in a constant state of anxiety. Especially now. The world is in upheaval, with norms and geopolitics shifting daily. This is why it’s worth following the long trends.