South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) party on Wednesday rejected the country's contested budget as lawmakers gathered to vote on it in parliament. The budget has been the sternest test of the broad

Leaders of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance will meet to discuss its involvement in the nation’s coalition government after lawmakers passed a budget framework that second-biggest party opposed.

South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters has written to the speaker of parliament seeking to block lawmakers from meeting on Wednesday to vote on the next stage of the budget process.