It’s been 100 days since Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president and his African National Congress agreed to form a governing alliance with opposition parties. While the coalition has been credited with lifting market sentiment,

South Africa's second largest political party says an education bill that would give the government more control over white minority language schools is a threat to the country’s new government of national unity.

The second-biggest party in South Africa's unity government said on Wednesday that an education bill President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to sign into law this week endangers the coalition deal, the first sign of real friction in the new government.

South Africa’s new government marks its 100th day in power on Sunday, and while the coalition has been credited with lifting market sentiment, it’s arguably President Cyril Ramaphosa’s earlier reforms that are driving the current optimism.