Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding
ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February
The Gauteng leader said provincial officials had approached him to pursue the national position
The Democratic Alliance federal chair says she has been communicating with the party leader on WhatsApp
“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”
Siviwe Gwarube and Geordin Hill-Lewis are among those touted to take over party leadership
The DA leader insists he is “going nowhere” despite his announcement that he will not be contesting for the party’s leadership role
Sources in the DA say the decision was partly influenced by Steenhuisen’s soured relationship with Helen Zille
Gwarube will vie for the position at the 2026 elective congress, aiming to succeed Helen Zille as federal council chair rather than pursuing the federal leader role
The Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg chair said the region would not rule out Zille joining council as it was open to all options that were beneficial
But Zille has rejected claims that she’s attempting to hurt Steenhuisen’s bid for third term
The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year
ActionSA’s Mashaba has vowed to block the DA federal chair’s bid
She argues that black people get better services where her party is in control
ActionSA leader ready for race if party can’t find better mayoral candidate
The Democratic Alliance federal chair declined to commit to a time frame within which she planned to fix the city’s problems if elected mayor
Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it
The politics of the DA leader, who is a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, one that manages inequality rather than transforms it
Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
The DA leader’s interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
Democratic Alliance federal leader’s possible comeback as Joburg mayor also rattles rivals
Tshwane’s deputy mayor said the Democratic Alliance’s consideration of its federal chairperson as Johannesburg’s mayor suggested the DA’s lack of confidence in its leadership in the city
The ministry sought to counter the DA’s argument that the targets amount to unfair discrimination
The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas
It is high time for policy reckoning in the GNU
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the fiscal framework
The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties
The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford
The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two percentage point increase in VAT
Tension between the DA and ANC persists but ActionSA may keep them together
The Democratic Alliance’s federal executive has held an urgent meeting to decide how to respond to an invitation to talks by the ANC’s national working committee