Official opposition says it should lead the process to develop a declaration for a peaceful transition and approach the international community for oversight
Brink called for cooperation between parties, characterising the past weeks at the Tshwane council as unfortunate
The Democratic Alliance leader has dismissed claims by his challenger, Mpho Phalatse, that a climate of fear exists in the party
The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house
Incumbent DA leader takes legal steps after former Johannesburg mayor’s campaign manager allegedly reported that he used donor funding for his benefit
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
The former deputy president has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance leader, who accused him of being involved in Eskom corruption
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
ActionSA has terminated the membership of one of its prominent councillors and the multi-party coalition is expected to name a mayoral candidate soon
DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency
Three former party members have filed an application challenging the DA cessation laws that were used to give them the boot
DA calls former Eskom chief executive De Ruyter ‘brave’, thanks him for his service
Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
Current chairperson hopes to take over from Nqaba Bhanga when the DA elects provincial leaders – and to deliver an upset in the 2024 election
Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations
The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident
Governing party says it agreed on the reconfiguration of the municipal committees to sharpen and strengthen its service delivery machinery
Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
Embattled mayor had been under pressure over the city’s adverse audit opinion in 2021-2022
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike
Candidates vying for top positions in the DA will undergo rigorous vetting including audits of their financial records
Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional
Opportunity for honest, hardworking South Africans to take their pain and frustrations to the seat of the organisation that orchestrated them
The Patriotic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters ditch the Democratic Alliance during the election of council chairpersons
Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path
What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?
The power utility says it plans to switch off power to the city after it breached a payment agreement