Negotiations have involved who will get what, and how many portfolios, in the new cabinet
The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general
The opposition party has rejected the ANC’s offer of six ministerial positions in the government of national unity
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
Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead
The politicians are haggling over our future but we citizens created the situation and so we need to fix it
Did Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid for the stoner vote suffer from short-term memory loss?
Electoral Commission of South Africa head Sy Mamabolo said there is an orchestrated effort to destabilise the elections
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
The Democratic Alliance leader urged supporters at a rally in Benoni to use their pens on 29 May to bring an end to the ANC government
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen asked voters to give his party a chance
Democratic Alliance federal chairperson Helen Zille is counting on the multi-party coalition
The leader of the official opposition has been working key wards in north and west Durban ahead of the party’s close of campaigning on Sunday
The party’s leader, John Steenhuisen, said life is harder in Riverlea than it is in many war zones
The president is attempting to shift the election campaign focus away from the government’s failures towards a promise to deliver more, although its track record suggests it cannot
The opposition party’s flag-burning advert has ignited much criticism
Exploring South Africa’s political landscape as contenders vie for attention amidst the spectre of a ‘Doomsday coalition’
Things were going rather swimmingly with the plan to ‘rescue’ South Africa until John Steenhuisen turned Burna Boy and set fire to the national flag
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free
The leader of Rise Mzansi said the Democratic Alliance leader was not credible or capable of becoming South Africa’s president
The party has proposed an economic turnaround strategy to support small businesses, boost economic growth, protect work seekers and create 2 million jobs
Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa said his party would address the growing disparity between the rich and poor in the province
Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters
Numbers rather than national unity will dictate how parties coalesce after 29 May
DA leader, John Steenhusinen, sat down with the Mail & Guardian’s Lizeka Tandwa, for a one-on-one interview.
John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes
The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head
This week we sat down with Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen. We focus on that party, where they are at, what they want and a dash of where they have come from.
The Democratic Alliance leader says a coalition with the governing party might be the ‘least worst option to prevent the radicals from taking over’
The Democratic Alliance leader said he respected people for getting a degree but university could not have taught him what he knows after 23 years in politics