South Africa’s coalition government is near collapse, as that country struggles to deal with internal tensions and the challenge posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who broke an international taboo by criticizing the country openly.
The coalition was formed last year after voters punished the long-dominant African National Congress (ANC) for its mismanagement and corruption by giving it less than a majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994.
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), which performed well in second place, theoretically could have formed an alternative government with a coalition of small parties, but decided to enter a Government of National Unity (GNU).
However, the ANC managed to outmaneuver the DA in negotiations, keeping most of the critical economic positions for
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