The official opposition party in South Africa was expected to hold its key policy conference in April to outline important strategic interventions to undo the party’s downward electoral slide
People who know John Steenhuisen, the DA’s interim leader, say he has what it takes to lead
John Steenhuisen is the DA’s new interim Federal Leader while Ivan Meyer was elected the new party chairperson on Sunday
The likely interim leader of the DA says he wants to listen to members who may leave following Mmusi Maimane’s resignation
The DA’s John Steenhuisen is reasonable but he shares Helen Zille’s ‘race doesn’t matter’ mantra
The DA Western Cape leader wants to concentrate on helping govern in the province
The embattled DA leader is set to announce his resignation on Wednesday afternoon
A showdown is now inevitable, with the DA’s top two officials at odds on things such as BEE policy
The former DA leader plans to contest for the party’s second most powerful position
Both parties are set to make difficult decisions as they discuss the way forward, after an election where both lost ground
The DA’s federal council has decided to ditch black economic empowerment, claiming the policy is “just not working.”
‘Until this process is concluded, provincial leaders will not serve on selection panels. Both of these recommendations were accepted’
The findings contained in the Steenhuisen report cannot be taken lightly, writes Natasha Mazzone
According to preliminary findings by Ipsos, the party is now polling at 20% support, two percentage points lower than what it achieved in 2014
Patricia de Lille responds to the party’s termination of her membership
The DA caucus in Cape Town is going to ask the federal executive for permission to hold a motion of no confidence in the Cape Town mayor
Trollip beat out close competitor Solly Msimanga, while lesser known Annelie Lotriet came in third.
Khume Ramulifho says he’s not eyeing James Selfe’s job but he does want a deputy for Maimane
Mayor Patricia de Lille’s legal team is questioning if the DA followed due process in bringing a hearing against her
The Federal Congress will take place on April 7 and 8, when the party leader, federal chairperson and deputy federal chairpersons will be elected
The disciplinary hearings will determine if De Lille is guilty or innocent of corruption charges which members of the party have levelled against her.
The court ruled that city speaker Dirk Smit must ensure DA councillors voted with their conscience in the motion of no confidence on Thursday
The court ruled that the Speaker exercise his discretion and decide whether the motion of no confidence should be conducted by secret ballot.
De Lille approached the courts after 59 members of the DA’s caucus voted against holding the no confidence motion in her at the party’s meeting.
Three senior City of Cape Town officials have seven days to provide reasons why they should not be placed on "precautionary suspension"
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/ 27 October 2007
New evidence in the Cape Town spy saga details secret meetings involving city-funded spies and wire-tapping, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported on Friday. This was before the city council entered into a binding contract with private investigators George Fivaz and Associates.