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”.
Implementing the system and finding money to pay staff could take longer than anticipated
‘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
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
D-day: Today could be the day that Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip gets removed from his position in a vote of no confidence tabled by the EFF
‘The long-in-the-works Political Party Funding Bill was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, not with a bang but rather with a whimper’
The party’s federal executive has rejected a call to include more township-based party members as delegates at its federal congress next week
There are as many differences in liberalism as there are in any other philosophical approach
A new wave of activism has swept over the Cape suburb, as residents band together to target gangs
If Julius Malema is a fascist, and his party is a mere extension of his fascism, then everything they say can be dismissed outright, can it not?
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says anybody who is willing to be a mayor, other than the DA or Trollip, his party will support.
EFF and DA to host opposing rallies in PE ahead of motion of no confidence in Mayor Athol Trollip
In a last-ditch effort to sway the PA to vote with the opposition, the PA was offered the position of mayor on Tuesday evening
Malema has said that the EFF would ensure Trollip’s removal to teach the DA a lesson for their stance on land expropriation without compensation
The Bill will pave the way for political parties to declare who funds them.
A spokesperson for a KZN municipality has dismissed the DA’s claims that the mayor’s mansion was constructed at inflated costs and without approval
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba remains defiant over favourite NGO contract that was paid millions to provide services to the municipality