The national department says it is behind the Western Cape’s success – and it provides the funds
The DA’s member of the Gauteng legislature believes he has what it takes to be premier
The party leaders boasted that it had emerged more united and diverse then ever, but its newly elected leadership did not reflect the same diversity
The full text of Mayor Patricia de Lille’s tribute which she gave at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s memorial in Brandfort on Wednesday
The race to become the Democratic Alliance’s official candidate for premier of Gauteng has begun in earnest
The Democratic Alliance is potentially in a good position to challenge the ANC for power.
The complaint against the ANC secretary general is over contracts worth R150-million for RDP houses awarded to his daughter’s company
In an interview on Monday morning, Selfe responded to critics who said that the party’s leadership is not diverse.
Defiant Zuma supporters get ready to march on SA courts; the quotas question in the DA and paying tribute to Comrade Zami, Winnie Mandela. Read more!
The clause grants the organisation the power to compel any public representative to be recalled
Maimane says this congress has reaffirmed the DA’s purpose as Democrats is not to fight for a better behaved ANC
Trollip beat out close competitor Solly Msimanga, while lesser known Annelie Lotriet came in third.
DA delegates at its federal congress on Sunday agreed to amend the party’s constitution to include a "recall clause"
The Tshwane mayor says he did not join the DA for positions and will continue active participation in whatever capacity he can
The legislative change is believed to have been spurred by the challenges the party has faced with embattled Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille.
The wording of the clause had been a subject of heated debate with some members raising concerns that it was bordering on introducing quotas
The decision is part of a number of policy resolutions being taken by the party at its two-day congress being held in Tshwane
Maimane says the future of the country’s governance is in coalitions
DA leader insists the party is a home for all South Africans, regardless of race.
The tone of Maimane’s speech was significantly more assertive than his public utterances in recent months
Festive mood as Day 1 of the DA’s congress kicks off
The DA’s federal congress kicked off in Tshwane on Saturday morning.
Land expropriation and an internal party debate on race represent some of the DA leadership’s challenges in finding the party’s new voice.
DA federal executive chairperson James Selfe has accused the Cape Town mayor of spreading “alternative facts” to “gain public sympathy”.
‘The DA, you see, has the added challenge of not only believing its own spin but also somehow appearing to be living it’
Federal congress will grasp race nettles: a diversity clause and black delegates’ under-representation
Implementing the system and finding money to pay staff could take longer than anticipated
De Lille says she attended a second disciplinary hearing, separate to the initial hearing into her conduct which adjourned last month.
‘As a black person, if I am going to be chosen for a position purely to fill in quotas, it’s going to be a slap in my face’
The Democratic Alliance will debate resolutions that will see proposals to expand property ownership and get rid of the recent VAT increase.
A plurality of ideas is more important than targets for race and gender, some members maintain – but this does not tally with the need for redress
Trollip sees another day as the speaker walks out on a special council meeting which could have seen the mayor’s removal