Why South Africa’s Government is Fighting Itself

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After a positive few months, South Africa's government isn't looking as united as the name claims with fights over reforms causing a delay in delivering the country's national budget. In this video, we're taking a look at the slight crisis, why it's a bad time for it, and whether the coalition can stay together.

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Budget delay & VAT dispute:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025..../02/26/south-africa-
https://theconversation.com/so....uth-africas-debt-has
https://www.reuters.com/world/....africa/south-african
https://theconversation.com/so....uth-africas-finance-
https://theconversation.com/so....uth-africas-fight-ov
https://sundayworld.co.za/news..../we-are-grappling-wi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2025-02-19

Blackouts:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2025-02-23

Land reform:
https://time.com/7213703/trump....-south-africa-elon-m
https://www.context.news/money....-power-people/the-so
https://www.businesslive.co.za..../bd/national/2025-02

Trump versus South Africa:
https://www.context.news/money....-power-people/first-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm27g2jzd78o
https://www.theafricareport.co....m/376206/we-will-not
https://www.dw.com/en/donald-t....rump-south-africa-af

Future of the coalition:
https://www.voanews.com/a/sout....h-africa-s-unity-gov
https://www.bloomberg.com/opin....ion/articles/2025-02

00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Background
01:46 - Budget Delay
04:19 - Trump & Other Arguments
05:44 - Collapse?
06:46 - Sponsored Content