Tax Fight Threatens to Plunge South Africa Into Political Turmoil
Opponents say they will abandon the coalition government if the ruling ANC pushes through a VAT hike.
African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) celebrates after it was announced that he had been elected president of South Africa on June 14, 2024. Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images
JOHANNESBURG—When the African National Congress (ANC), which has the most seats in South Africa’s Government of National Unity, used its majority to push through controversial health and education bills last year, the second largest party in the coalition, the centrist Democratic Alliance (DA), was not happy.
Darren Taylor
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Darren Taylor is a former freelancer for The Epoch Times based in South Africa.
