Democratic Alliance Case Against Cyril Ramaphosa To Be Heard

• The Democratic Alliance's case against President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be attended to in court
• The party took Ramaphosa to the courts for the speech he made a few days before the elections in May
• South Africans believed that the Government of National Unity and the DA's alliance with the African National Congress would not last

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

JOHANNESBURG—The Electoral Court is expected to hear the case between the Democratic Alliance and President Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of the African National Congress.

Electoral Court to hear DA-Ramaphosa case

According to SABC News, the Electoral Court will hear the DA's case against Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa addressed the nation in his capacity as the president on 26 May. In the address, he spoke of the achievements of the democratic South Africa and the need for a renewal in the country.

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In its court papers, the DA argued that Ramaphosa's speech was an abuse of power used for electioneering. The party accused the ANC president of using his platform as the country's president to campaign for votes for the 2024 general elections held on 29 May. The party wants the ANC to be fined R200,000 and to reduce their votes by 1%. It also claimed Ramaphosa behaved criminally.

South Africans discuss the ANC-DA alliance

Netizens commenting on Facebook believed the case did not bode well for the alliance between the two parties, once rivals and now co-participants in the Government of National Unity.

Shepherd Sherz said:

"This coalition government of ANC and DA will not last the five-year term. Opposition parties cannot form one government because they are opposites."

Zukisa Solo said:

"This will not last. It's just a matter of time before they remove Ramaphosa."

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Emmanuel Tagoe said:

"Playing the work of opposition while you are still in government."

LeBron Lex said:

"The so-called GNU will spend five years fighting each other or fighting opposition parties instead of delivering services to people."

Bennett Mashigo said:

"Government of National Confusion."

Suspended DA Member of Parliament returns as deputy spokesperson, SA angry

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that the DA's suspended Member of Parliament, Renaldo Gouws, was appointed a spokesperson for the party in Parliament.

His appointment came after his suspension for a racially charged video he recorded. The party's spokesperson in Parliament said there is a separation of Party and State, and Gouws must fulfil his party roles. South Africans were furious.

Source: Briefly News