{"id":94338,"date":"2025-12-15T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-defends-kzn-coalition-slams-mk-for-intimidation"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:53:02","slug":"da-defends-kzn-coalition-slams-mk-for-intimidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-defends-kzn-coalition-slams-mk-for-intimidation","title":{"rendered":"DA Defends KZN Coalition, Slams MK for Intimidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has defended the work of the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU), insisting the coalition is stable.<\/p>\n<p>This defence comes after Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli retained his position as the leader of the province on Monday afternoon, surviving a motion to oust him.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was brought forward by the MK Party, which has accused the coalition of failing to deliver services and financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p>The DA&#8217;s Dean Macpherson says the current administration is &#8220;doing okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The provincial government is very, very stable; that is why you are seeing these play out today,&#8221; Macpherson said. &#8220;If they had the numbers, they would have sat down and put up their hands. 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This defence comes after Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli retained his position as the leader of the province on Monday afternoon, surviving a motion to oust him. 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