Panic stations for ANC over Phala Phala
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“the DA, its biggest partner in the GNU, says it will not necessarily throw him a lifeline”
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Multiple web search results confirm the DA is considering a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa and that while they aren't tabling it 'just yet', they are mulling the option due to the firing of a deputy minister, supporting the claim that they may not provide a 'lifeline'.
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— Despite feeling hard-done-by over the firing of one of its deputy ministers, the Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will not leave the government of national unity (GNU) or table a motion of no ...
https://mg.co.za/politics/2025-06-28-da-will-not-leave-gnu-o…
https://mg.co.za/politics/2025-06-28-da-will-not-leave-gnu-o…
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— Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that the party could consider passing a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa in the future to protest Ramaphosa's fi…
https://www.theafricareport.com/387035/democratic-alliance-m…
https://www.theafricareport.com/387035/democratic-alliance-m…
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— The Democratic Alliance will not table a motion of no confidence against Cyril Ramaphosa just yet, but has pulled out of the upcoming National Dialogue.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/da-holds-off-on-motion-…
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/da-holds-off-on-motion-…
“The DA’s newly elected parliamentary leader, George Michalakis, told the Sunday Times on Friday that the party was not prepared to betray its principles just to keep an individual in office or the GNU intact.”
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Web search results confirm that George Michalakis has indeed been elected as the DA parliamentary leader. However, the specific quote attributed to him in the Sunday Times regarding not betraying principles to keep an individual in office is not repeated across the other provided search snippets, making the specific statement a single-source claim despite the identity of the person being verified.
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— George Michalakis is a South African attorney of the High Court and politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the National Council of Provinces for the Free State from 2014 to 2024 and curren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michalakis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michalakis
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— DA’s George Michalakis elected as party Parliamentary leader.George Michalakis elected as DA parliamentary leader, vows growth within GNU. 2 days ago. By Lindsay Dentlinger.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— The DA has elected George Michalakis as its new parliamentary leader, placing the long-serving MP and former chief whip at the centre of the party’s legislative strategy ahead of the 2026 local govern…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-05-07-former-chief-w…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-05-07-former-chief-w…
“top ANC figures held the weekend in urgent meetings to brainstorm how to manage the crisis”
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One specific web search result ('Panic stations for ANC over Phala Phala') contains the exact phrasing that 'top ANC figures held the weekend in urgent meetings to brainstorm how to manage the crisis'. No other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific meeting, although the context of the crisis is mentioned.
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— President Donald Trump holds Bilateral Meeting with South African President Ramaphosa.STAY CONNECTED AND STAY AHEAD WITH FOX 5 DC!Keep up with the latest new...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg6KGJ-tn0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg6KGJ-tn0w
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— Ramaphosa returned to politics in December 2012 at the ANC's 53rd National Conference and served as the deputy president of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 2014 to 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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— At the same time, top ANC figures held the weekend in urgent meetings to brainstorm how to manage the crisis that could end in Ramaphosa’s premature exit from office or even in the collapse of the GNU…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-09-pani…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-09-pani…
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