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.

South Africa ‘s fragile unity government was shaken again Wednesday as the country’s second-largest political party broke with partners and voted against a national budget. The Democratic Alliance, which joined the government after the long-ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority last year,

Leaders in the DA told the Financial Times they feared the grand coalition — which was formed after the ANC lost its majority in May — was now “done and dusted”. The ANC “simply refused to compromise”,