Mmusi Maimane will follow the exit path of others who have been subjected to whiteness
Both parties are set to make difficult decisions as they discuss the way forward, after an election where both lost ground
Nearly a million votes will decide who will rule the financial heartland of South Africa
Parties like the Freedom Front Plus have enjoyed a surge in interest online
Despite worst-ever result in the province, the ANC sees a dip in DA support as a sign that it can take municipalities in 2021
Status quo in the Cape as the ANC looks set to keep its majority
Our political parties made little mention of global warming, despite the glaring crisis that is upon us
The ANC and DA rarely agree, but on the issue of party funding both camps feel the new law is far too strict
During the last national elections in 2014, Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg, was the site of protests, sparked by service delivery woes
The 65 percent of South Africa’s citizens who voted seem to have agreed that the ruling party deserves a final attempt to clean up its act
The other two political parties that are most searched for are the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters
With more than two-thirds of voting districts declared in the Western Cape, the incumbent DA is holding firm to continue governing the province
The numbers are a major blow for the ANC which had consolidated its support in the province since 2004 when it took 47.4% of the vote
The Electoral Commission of South Africa is conducting an audit of voting stations where individuals may have voted twice
The numbers are a major blow for the ANC which had consolidated its support in the province since 2004 when it took 47.4% of the vote
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
Speaking at the Western Cape results centre, the DA’s Premier candidate Alan Winde says his party is not celebrating just yet
The DA leader has been searched for the most after his address at the weekend
According to the poll, conducted during March and April, the ANC will take above 61% of the vote regardless of voter turnout
But none of the parties has made gender issues a core element of their campaigns except for the Women Forward Party
The Democratic Alliance seems to be well on its way to retaining the province according to data released by the Institute of Race Relations
The anti-apartheid stalwart, and Nobel Peace Prize winner cast his special vote at his Milnerton home in Cape Town on Monday morning
Final push: The Democratic Alliance, ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters held their last rallies this weekend
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During the Democratic Alliance’s Phetogo Rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, the party supporters spoke about their hope for change.
Bringing the ANC below 50% in the province is an election target of the DA
The title of Maimane’s speech is ‘Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears’
The DA has set itself four targets for the 8 May election and is confident of achieving them
By joining forces with the New National Party, the DA set itself up from the start to bear the racism tag
A green economy is the fastest way to lift millions from poverty and unite them in a common cause
The DA is working hard at wooing the province’s voters, but its electorate would rather abstain than not vote for the ANC