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Helen Zille

Ramaphosa’s cabinet deliberations will not be quick or painless
Politics
/ 19 June 2024

Ramaphosa’s cabinet deliberations will not be quick or painless

The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament

By Emsie Ferreira
D-day for political parties as South Africans decide who will govern
National
/ 29 May 2024

D-day for political parties as South Africans decide who will govern

Electoral Commission of South Africa head Sy Mamabolo said there is an orchestrated effort to destabilise the elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
DA files suit over Ramaphosa’s alleged campaign abuse during national address
Politics
/ 28 May 2024

DA files suit over Ramaphosa’s alleged campaign abuse during national address

The party is asking the electoral court to fine the ANC and to deduct one percent of the votes it secures in the election

By Emsie Ferreira
Steenhuisen for moonshot president, says Zille
Politics
/ 24 May 2024

Steenhuisen for moonshot president, says Zille

Democratic Alliance federal chairperson Helen Zille is counting on the multi-party coalition

By Paddy Harper
DA’s Zille defends ANC plagiarism charges over her ‘together let’s do more crime’ post
Politics
/ 22 May 2024

DA’s Zille defends ANC plagiarism charges over her ‘together let’s do more crime’ post

The Democratic Alliance’s federal chairperson said she was only telling the truth

By Paddy Harper
Democratic Alliance unveils 11 new candidates on election lists 
Politics
/ 25 March 2024

Democratic Alliance unveils 11 new candidates on election lists 

Party leader John Steenhuisen said no other political party had the diversity of candidates that the DA did

By Lunga Mzangwe
Pitfalls of the ‘mallification’ of our cities
Opinion
/ 3 February 2024

Pitfalls of the ‘mallification’ of our cities

It seem that massive corporations and property developers control Cape Town and other centres, with big land parcels going their way for low prices

By Jared Sacks
Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?
Politics
/ 8 December 2023

Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?

The Multi-Party Charter’s funders are said to be looking for a new figurehead for the coalition’s election campaign

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader
Politics
/ 25 October 2023

Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader

The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers

By Lizeka Tandwa
DA body sets aside removal of councillors amid purge claims
Politics
/ 6 July 2023

DA body sets aside removal of councillors amid purge claims

While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed

By Paddy Harper
Claims of DA corruption cover-up in eThekwini
Politics
/ 30 June 2023

Claims of DA corruption cover-up in eThekwini

But party says Ronnie Pillay failed to back up his allegations with any evidence that councillors collected bribes

By Paddy Harper
UPDATED: DA’s Nqaba Bhanga suspended  over Zille racism claim
Politics
/ 27 June 2023

UPDATED: DA’s Nqaba Bhanga suspended  over Zille racism claim

The former Eastern Cape party leader claimed ZIlle had kept dossiers on black DA leaders

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
Politics
/ 9 June 2023

R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

By Paddy Harper
Prince’s ransom: Write what I like, says Mashaba
Opinion
/ 26 May 2023

Prince’s ransom: Write what I like, says Mashaba

Herman Mashaba lasted longer in the Jozi mayor’s parlour than his book did on the shelves

By Paddy Harper
The method behind the madness of the DA’s Moonshot Pact
Opinion
/ 17 April 2023

The method behind the madness of the DA’s Moonshot Pact

While the pact is a clear outlining of political strategy by the opposition party, whether it is successful can only be determined as we get closer to 2024

By Matt Glasspool
Steenhuisen goes for the jugular in acceptance speech as DA leader
Politics
/ 2 April 2023

Steenhuisen goes for the jugular in acceptance speech as DA leader

Re-elected leader calls for ‘moonshot pact’ with other political parties to oust the ANC and keep the EFF out by securing a 51% coalition in next year’s election

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘The DA cannot share power with the ANC’ – Retief Odendaal
Politics
/ 1 April 2023

‘The DA cannot share power with the ANC’ – Retief Odendaal

The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Steenhuisen is likely to get a second term as DA leader at congress
Politics
/ 31 March 2023

Steenhuisen is likely to get a second term as DA leader at congress

Nearly 2 000 delegates will vote in a new leadership to take the party into the 2024 elections

By Paddy Harper
Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership
Politics
/ 31 March 2023

Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership

Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?

By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Power battle between the DA’s Zille and Steenhuisen still lurks
Politics
/ 31 March 2023

Power battle between the DA’s Zille and Steenhuisen still lurks

Party insiders worry that Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has centralised powers as the party has not had a chief executive for two years

By Lizeka Tandwa
Standoff as Steenhuisen accuses Phalatse campaign of dirty tactics
Politics
/ 26 March 2023

Standoff as Steenhuisen accuses Phalatse campaign of dirty tactics

Incumbent DA leader takes legal steps after former Johannesburg mayor’s campaign manager allegedly reported that he used donor funding for his benefit

By Lizeka Tandwa
Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?
Editorial
/ 24 March 2023

Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?

The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow

By Editorial
The Democratic Alliance’s numbers fail to add up
Opinion
/ 17 March 2023

The Democratic Alliance’s numbers fail to add up

The party’s Tshwane metro contingent appears to have been asleep during councillor induction

By Paddy Harper
Phalatse puts race back on the table in DA leadership contest 
Politics
/ 15 March 2023

Phalatse puts race back on the table in DA leadership contest 

The party releases list of candidates vying for leadership positions, with Phenyane nominated for all six posts with Zille expected to be re-elected as matriarch

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zille placed at heart of legal battle with disgruntled DA members
Politics
/ 25 February 2023

Zille placed at heart of legal battle with disgruntled DA members

Three former party members have filed an application challenging the DA cessation laws that were used to give them the boot

By Lizeka Tandwa
For Cape Town – with love and squalor
National
/ 20 February 2023

For Cape Town – with love and squalor

Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past

By Emsie Ferreira and Eunice Masson
Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024
Politics
/ 20 February 2023

Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024

The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections

By Paddy Harper
The USA, Maimane and the DA: How Mmusi Maimane’s plan to change the DA fell apart
Politics
/ 19 February 2023

The USA, Maimane and the DA: How Mmusi Maimane’s plan to change the DA fell apart

An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Schweizer-Reneke saga comes back to bite DA leaders
Politics
/ 19 February 2023

Schweizer-Reneke saga comes back to bite DA leaders

Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
DA backtracks on its decision against working with the EFF
Politics
/ 21 August 2022

DA backtracks on its decision against working with the EFF

Messages between ActionSA and DA federal council chair Helen Zille suggest that the blue party has made attempts for an alliance with the EFF since January

By Lizeka Tandwa
Nice racists, Chester Missing is talking to you about how you still don’t get this racism issue
Friday
/ 25 April 2022

Nice racists, Chester Missing is talking to you about how you still don’t get this racism issue

The brutal fact is the world we live in is profoundly racist. It’s structured around racism. It’s like we are all Capetonians, and racism is Table Mountain

By Chester Missing
The DA’s pledge to support LGBTQIA+ people is riddled with inconsistencies
National
/ 15 March 2022

The DA’s pledge to support LGBTQIA+ people is riddled with inconsistencies

The Democratic Alliance needs to realistically assess how it can support LGBTQIA+ people, particularly if it wants to claim to help this community

By Cassandra Roxburgh
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