ANC Youth League Demands DA Ministers Are Removed From Posts After Budget Rejection, SA Annoyed

• The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is unhappy with the Democratic Alliance (DA)
• The ANCYL wants all DA Ministers removed from their posts within the Government of National Unity (GNU)
• South Africans hit back at the group's demands, saying they should pay their restaurant bill first

Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent ten years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism

GAUTENG - The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has called for Democratic Alliance (DA) members to be removed from ministerial posts.

The ANCYL made the call after the DA voted against the budget in the National Assembly.

The budget was eventually passed after the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Patriotic Alliance (PA) and ActionSA, along with other smaller parties, supported the ANC budget.

Youth League wants DA ministers removed

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In an official statement regarding the budget's adoption on 2 April 2025, the ANCYL's Secretary General, Mntuwoxolo Ngudle, stated that they were deeply concerned by the DA's actions within the Government of National Unity (GNU).

"The DA has demonstrated a clear pattern of opportunistic and bad-faith negotiations, attempting to pass off policies that are harmful to the poor and marginalized, all in exchange for their support in passing the budget. This approach undermines the integrity of the GNU and fails to prioritise the needs of the majority of South Africans," Ngudle said.

He added that the party claimed to represent the interests of marginalized communities, and its opposition to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike would have affected the most vulnerable sectors of society through its proposal of a 24% reduction in government spending.

Ngudle stated that due to the DA's undermining of the budget, the ANCYL called for the immediate removal of DA Ministers and Deputy Ministers in the GNU.

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DA in hot water within GNU

The ANCYL aren't the only ones upset with the DA's actions regarding the budget, as other ANC members have spoken out.

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, warned that the GNU may have to be reconfigured following the party's continued objection to the budget. Mbalula also suggested that the party wasn't objecting to the budget proposals because they cared about the poor, but because of their own motives.

In a leaked audio, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted during an ANC meeting that the DA had put itself in an unenviable position by rejecting the budget. He added that the party would have to make a choice going forward, as it couldn't be in the GNU, but also act like the opposition.

SA roasts ANCYL for comments

The Youth League's comments didn't sit well with many, as citizens brought up the group's indiscretions. The YL allegedly failed to pay a hotel in Johannesburg for services rendered worth R800,000.

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@CJOostwalker asked:

The same cANCer youth who dined and dashed to the tune of R800,000?

@BhekifaMthembu4 stated:

"They are playing a dangerous game should the DA turn around and ask for a vote of no confidence in Cyril."

@arcaneduck89 added:

"They should focus on paying their restaurant bills first."

@AlisonS61992286 noted:

"Oh, the ones who don’t pay their bills."

@SimandManzini said:

"They always want to see us poor and suffer and now want the only party standing against it to be removed. That's a typical corrupt looter's mind.

@Ashkilla2 added:

"These ones must first pay that hotel in Bryanston first."

@Toni71150906 asked:

"And your bill at the restaurant, who is paying for that?"

Helen Zille defends DA's roles in GNU

In a related article, the DA's Federal Chair, Helen Zille, said the party is not in the GNU because of perks.

Briefly News reported that Zille said the party was in the coalition government to promote economic growth.

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Zille's statements came after the party said it would decide whether it would stay or leave the coalition government.

Source: Briefly News