JOHANNESBURG - Relations between the two major parties in the GNU are at rock bottom.
But big business has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen, urging them to keep it together, in South Africa’s interest.
The standoff between the ANC and the DA may have taken place within the walls of Parliament, but the impact was greater.
The rand took a huge knock, weakening about 70 cents against the dollar.
It was a 0.5 percentage points VAT hike that divided the parties.
But, according to business, there’s a more important number to consider – about 65 million South Africans.
The ANC will next decide on whether to kick the DA out, while the DA itself is considering its future in the GNU.
eNCA political reporter Moloko Moloto has more.