Cyril Ramaphosa hits out at John Steenhuisen in South Africa coalition row

South Africa’s main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to share power, as President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen of trying to create a “parallel government” in breach of the constitution.He is said to have made the explosive allegation in a letter to Mr Steenhuisen on 25 June, which has been seen by local media.Markets have slumped with the news of the deepening rift, at a time when Mr Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) and the DA are supposed to be divvying up cabinet posts and settling into office.When the…