In Conversation With Sanusha Naidoo, a foreign policy and political analyst.
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DA launches attack on ANC’s economic policies while governing beside it in the GNU
Stats SA QLFS: unemployment rose to 33.2% in Q2 2025; +159k labour‑force entrants, +19k employed → +140k unemployed
The DA, while in the GNU, is attacking ANC economic policy, positioning itself as “action‑oriented” and boycotting the National Dialogue as a “talk shop”
Political tension: governing alongside a partner you criticise—can policy coherence survive?
Stats SA QLFS: unemployment rose to 33.2% in Q2 2025; +159k labour‑force entrants, +19k employed → +140k unemployed
The DA, while in the GNU, is attacking ANC economic policy, positioning itself as “action‑oriented” and boycotting the National Dialogue as a “talk shop”
Political tension: governing alongside a partner you criticise—can policy coherence survive?