The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote
Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
The ActionSA Eastern Cape chairperson said coalitions had become transactional deals to satisfy politics of the stomach
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Three former Democratic Alliance councillors were allegedly paid R100 000 each for helping to oust mayor Athol Trollip
John Steenhuisen told party leaders that the 2024 elections would be a fight between the DA and EFF
The Democratic Alliance’s coalition agreement needs to reach its targeted 51% if it is to have any success in the 2024 elections
Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident
DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal
KZN MPL’s letter to members says the DA is in ‘permanent damage control’ and she won’t watch as the party ‘disappears into oblivion’
It’s an annual thing but perhaps the invading army’s numbers have been boosted by about
five DA councillors
The likely interim leader of the DA says he wants to listen to members who may leave following Mmusi Maimane’s resignation
The outgoing mayor’s tweet about the arrest statistics of migrants displays both his bigotry and a misunderstanding of how crime and policing work
With Maimane and Trollip gone, it seems the DA trying to turn back the hands of time to 2015 — or even 1652
Despite her winning by just seven votes, Zille’s return has led to the resignation of her opponents and revealed cracks in the party over policies
Maimane stepped down, citing a “coordinated attempt” to “undermine” his leadership
The former Democratic Alliance leader has been elected as the party’s Federal Executive chairperson
Zille looks on course to seize critical position, with early party conference to decide Maimane’s future
Four people are contenders for the second most powerful position in the DA
The former DA leader plans to contest for the party’s second most powerful position
With nominations opening this month, the contest for the Democratic Alliance’s second-in-command is heating up
With elections out of the way Zille has returned to stoking racial tensions
The DA launched its 2019 election campaign last week. It will focus on winning Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.
The United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani therefore remains mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition uses other parties to gain control and then shuns them
Bhanga has been announced as one of the party’s premier candidates but he faces many challenges in this hotly contested province
The crisis in the Democratic Alliance cannot solely be blamed on external factors
Mbalula said the ANC’s partnership with other political parties was not a coalition but issue-based co-operation
The party believes the Municipal Structures Act was violated when Trollip was ousted
The DA has described the meeting as a mock council sitting which was illegal, insisting it would challenge the validity of Trollip’s removal.
DA councillor Victor Manyathi’s refusal to vote against the motion of no confidence led to council speaker Jonathan Lawack being voted out on Monday