Talks between the two parties have resumed, but it is unclear if any agreement will be reached any time soon
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account
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The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference
Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship
The official opposition said current ANC policies to undo historic economic injustices have only benefited an elite few
Party’s policy conference could provide clarity on its future direction and clues about the likely contenders for leadership positions
The DA says former Gauteng leader John Moodey resigned from the party amid allegations that he was conspiring against fellow party members ahead of crucial party meetings
The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside
The head of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng says he wants to take his experience to the national level
‘If you want a guarantee buy a toaster. This is politics’
Nkele Molapo, a City of Tshwane councillor, has been suspended for allegedly leaking information EFF leader Julius Malema
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The embattled mayor of Tshwane, who has lost favour with some in his caucus, may step down to focus on the 2019 elections
The party has blamed the premier for the 144 Life Esidimeni patients who lost their lives
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The party leaders boasted that it had emerged more united and diverse then ever, but its newly elected leadership did not reflect the same diversity
​The race to become the Democratic Alliance’s official candidate for premier of Gauteng has begun in earnest
Land expropriation and an internal party debate on race represent some of the DA leadership’s challenges in finding the party’s new voice.
‘As a black person, if I am going to be chosen for a position purely to fill in quotas, it’s going to be a slap in my face’
The party’s federal executive has rejected a call to include more township-based party members as delegates at its federal congress next week
The Gauteng leader is worried that the party is deliberately alienating delegates from townships
The Democratic Alliance’s new leader in the province says the target is a million new voters for the 2019 elections
Moodey vowed to put aside the tensions that emerged between himself and Cachalia in the lead-up to the conference.
‘We need somebody who understands the strategy and who’s got the battle scars to take Gauteng away from the ANC,’ said the Tshwane mayor
Current provincial leader John Moody squares up with Ekurhuleni’s Ghaleb Cachalia for a top spot
The Democratic Alliance will fight against crime and corruption, the party’s Gauteng premier candidate Mmusi Maimane said.
The Democratic Alliance has condemned the Freedom Front Plus over its criticism regarding the name change of Dr Verwoed Primary School in Meyerton.
Helen Zille has fired the first warning shot at the ANC: her party will contest the 2014 national elections to win key provinces, especially Gauteng.
Gauteng’s DA leader John Moodey plans to seize the province from the ANC’s clutches. The <i>M&G</i> asked him how he plans to do this.
The Democratic Alliance has elected John Moodey and Mike Moriarty to lead the party in Gauteng.
The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng will choose either John Moodey or Ian Ollis as its leader on Saturday. We asked them to explain themselves.
Two DA members have been nominated as the party’s Gauteng leader and national spokesperson Mmusi Maimane is not on the list.