The minister of human settlements, water and sanitation, who put Dlamini in the job on November 5, has 10 days to respond to parliamentary questions
People who know John Steenhuisen, the DA’s interim leader, say he has what it takes to lead
And their travails strengthen the scoundrel hand of the anti-Ramaphosa wing of the ruling party
John Steenhuisen is the DA’s new interim Federal Leader while Ivan Meyer was elected the new party chairperson on Sunday
Liberalism in South Africa has endured, and the party will continue to seek to establish a market driven democracy
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
“Unemployed” former DA leader announces return to politics at Oppenheimer-backed conference
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994
The DA Western Cape leader wants to concentrate on helping govern in the province
Talks with smaller parties haven’t been concluded and the EFF is silent on its coalition with the DA
The outgoing mayor’s tweet about the arrest statistics of migrants displays both his bigotry and a misunderstanding of how crime and policing work
John Steenhuisen, Bonginkosi Madikizela and Makashule Gana will contest the position for interim party leader
Battles between the parties affect their ability to deliver promises to the electorate
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights a core problem: the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past
The former party chief whip becomes the next leader of the opposition in parliament after being the only candidate to be nominated
With Maimane and Trollip gone, it seems the DA trying to turn back the hands of time to 2015 — or even 1652
The ruling party is taking advantage of the DA’s meltdown and wooing other parties in a bid to grab back municipalities it lost in 2016
The party was meant to challenge the ANC, not fall apart
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
After stepping down as the leader of the DA, the party’s former leader has now left parliament
Maimane stepped down, citing a “coordinated attempt” to “undermine” his leadership
The embattled DA leader is set to announce his resignation on Wednesday afternoon
Right wing elements, Zille’s election, forced the mayor to choose between party and country
A showdown is now inevitable, with the DA’s top two officials at odds on things such as BEE policy
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
‘It’s like the ANC now’ – ongoing arguments are filtering down to all levels of the party
A review into the party’s poor election results also calls for the DA’s CEO to stand down — he has subsequently resigned
A report that looked into the party’s poor election performance called for the CEO and Mmusi Maimane to vacate their positions
Because it’s a blend of political influences the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the opposition party
After being denied bail, the #FeesMustFall activist’s legal team is going to the Johannesburg high court