{
  "id": 14911022,
  "title": "ANCYL calls on Ramaphosa to punish DA and get EFF to join GNU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ancyl-calls-on-ramaphosa-to-punish-da-and-get-eff-to-join-gnu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/ancyl-calls-on-ramaphosa-to-punish-da-and-get-eff-to-join-gnu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ANCYL president Collen Malatji has urged President Ramaphosa to remove all DA ministers from the government of national unity (GNU) and to reinvolve the EFF in the coalition. On Thursday, Malatji criticized the DA for their opposition to the ANC's Constitutional Court challenge against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). He called for Ramaphosa to immediately dismiss all DA ministers and reopen discussions with other political parties. Malatji believes the only issue with the EFF is the behavior of some of its leaders, and he believes they will improve once they mature. He stated that the ANC's relationship with the DA is causing dissatisfaction among their constituencies and that the DA does not support democratic principles. Malatji also noted internal conflicts within the ANC regarding the rejection of 181 councillor candidates by the IEC, and urged the party to focus on the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has criticized the DA for undermining the party's position in the government of national unity and has stated that the DA has argued for disenfranchising South African voters.",
  "summary": "Malatji said he thinks the EFF will 'behave better' now",
  "key_points": [
    "ANC Youth League demands Ramaphosa remove DA ministers from GNU.",
    "EFF to be reintegrated into coalition, barring leader misconduct.",
    "ANC faces internal conflicts over rejected councillor candidates."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "ANCYL’s Malatji tells Ramaphosa to remove DA ministers, says EFF must ‘warm up and behave’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ancyls-malatji-tells-ramaphosa-to-remove-da-ministers-says-eff-must",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}