The DA’s selection panel for the WC premier candidate comprises 10 members of its provincial executive and 10 members of the federal executive
		
	 
	
		
		Alan Winde was competing against provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela and DA MP David Maynier for the post
		
	 
	
		
		The DA has announced that Dan Plato will be Patricia De Lille’s successor while Maimane has “declined” to run as premier candidate
		
	 
	
		
		A pre-trial hearing into the torture and murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol is set down for Tuesday
		
	 
	
		
		The party’s federal executive will meet on Tuesday to discuss who will be the DA’s candidate for Western Cape premier
		
	 
	
		
		Ashu Chawla’s whereabouts remain unknown and the explanation his lawyer has given to MPs eagerly anticipating his testimony is suspicious
		
	 
	
		
		Major Kobese — a former director in the department’s foreign office — could not explain why he sent an email to Ashu Chawla’s email address
		
	 
	
		
		Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will testify under oath on his role in the Guptas’ alleged capture of his department
		
	 
	
		
		A company linked to the family initiated a drawing competition in the North West where pupils designed invitations for the lavish wedding
		
	 
	
		
		Chawla is a citizen of South Africa, and the portfolio committee on home affairs wants him for questioning