Red Door Reports

Shifting the goalposts, wilful misinterpretations and backtracking on handing the DA the crucial trade and industry department bedevilled talks between the opposition party and ANC to form a national government of unity (GNU) this week.

Markets are filled with anxiety as last-minute politicking is reportedly getting in the way of Ramaphosa’s new cabinet.

Highly placed sources within the ANC have confirmed that the deal is all but over following a series of disagreements and public spats between the two parties.

Lender is bearish on the rand because of jostling for cabinet posts and rising political risks

The DA's leadership has resolved to tell President Cyril Ramaphosa that he must abide by the offer for Cabinet positions he made to the party on Tuesday – otherwise the agreement between the DA and ANC is off.

The amount of sympathy for the ANC because of the DA's "arrogance", and the levels of amnesia about who the DA are dealing with on the other side are astonishing, writes Pieter du Toit.

Some 17 million South Africans may soon have to bid farewell to their green ID books.