Unpacking the 2024 Government of National Unity in South Africa: Challenges, opportunities and lessons for Stable Coalition Governance

This Policy Brief describes and analyses the Government of National Unity (GNU), formed in the aftermath of South Africa's elections of 29 May 2024. It sets out the main features of the GNU nationally, and in the three provinces where there was no outright majority. It also assesses the GNU's impact on intergovernmental relations, and reflects on GNUs concluded elsewhere on the continent.