Power without the DA - here’s a possible new Government of National Unity

That's pretty much a lame duck parliament, with little likelihood of passing anything. On the other hand it's quite possible that the ANC/EFF/MK would vote together on progressive legislation like actual land or broader (pension fund? medical aid fund?) seizure (politely called "redistribution"). In any case it's unlikely to do SA's future prospects much good.

This leaves the underlying problem, severely culling a Government of grotesque size, no nprincipal, and haven't grasped that reducing the cost of Government - slashing numbers of ministers and their perks - as well as heightening their efficacy is the nub of the problem. Putting South Africa, and South Africans interest first and central.

I think the Article should be titled "Powerless without the DA - ", if Johannesburg and Tshwane are anything to go by, this will be a limping excuse of a GNU going forward if the DA depart.

Will be interesting on which side the FF+ falls. If they leave, then the GNU2 won’t make it. But without FF+, EFF might join with their 39 seats. Then all bets are off.

Seeing that the best performing ministries are heavily weighted towards the DA, I would expect any serious analysis to consider the political and economic slide back into wholesale incompetence. The markets will tell us the truth, though. Hard times ahead and very hard times if the DA leaves the GNU.

The proof will be the borrowing premium that will placed on SA bonds and the losses in the job market once AGOA is scrapped and the tariffs start kicking in. As much as one sounds like a sadist not even reality will change the obtuse thinking of some politicians who have no understanding of the ministries they are supposedly responsible for. Sarupen's interview with Haffajee should clear any doubts as to why this budget could not be acccepted by any sane thinking person.

We vote, but our vote clearly means nothing...politicians on all sides do what they want! Feeling utterly frustrated and rather hopeless at this point. Cry our beloved country!

The whole concept of assembling this mob as a proposed alternative GNU is fraught with problems which would destroy it within a few months. Imagine to factionalism, the vying for seats and positions, the never ending back biting and in-fighting that would ensue. Worth a laugh but hugely tragic for SA if it actually happened.

The DA's primary failing? It is too good for this ANC criminal rich farce of a government. (but the obvious will get wrapped up in the easy race hate blanket as always ...for subscribers to this dimwitted racist thinking, I defer to @kanu-sukha)

The ministries occupied by the DA have already shown their mettle (maybe not Agriculture) and, of course, the ANC will try to get rid of them not to be shown up for the utter failures most of their incumbents are - never mind the criminals parading as ministers.

Will Cyril Ramsphosa listen to Business who wants the DA to stay in the GNU, or to his cadre comrades who want the party gone. even though( or probably because) the latest Brenthurst report shows 60% more respondents approve of the GNU than the stand alone ANC government

I suspect that the DA voters are providing the majority of SA's income tax. DA voters are mostly middle-class urban denizens. The ANC's voters are potential MK voters - rural or urban unemployed or living wage line. At some stage the Tea Party revolt will happen in SA. Taxation without representation is not obviously beneficial. Taxation with no obvious benefit - water, electricity, infrastructure is even worse. Tax revolt is imminent. Google Tea Party

Don’t understand table - surely DA should be moved to 3rd column to be aligned with the article’s heading? That will leave 208 seats in GNU with the addition of Action SA and Rise Mzansi.