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Democratic Alliance

DA lays criminal complaint against Magashule RDP contracts
Article
/ 9 April 2018

DA lays criminal complaint against Magashule RDP contracts

The complaint against the ANC secretary general is over contracts worth R150-million for RDP houses awarded to his daughter’s company

By Pieter and Louis Myburgh
Selfe: Black people chose to elect white people at DA congress
Article
/ 9 April 2018

Selfe: Black people chose to elect white people at DA congress

In an interview on Monday morning, Selfe responded to critics who said that the party’s leadership is not diverse.

By Raeesa Pather
​Unembargoed: April 6 to 12
Article
/ 9 April 2018

​Unembargoed: April 6 to 12

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!

By Staff Reporter
DA says its recall clause will not affect De Lille
Article
/ 8 April 2018

DA says its recall clause will not affect De Lille

The clause grants the organisation the power to compel any public representative to be recalled

By Dineo Bendile
READ: Maimane’s #DACongress2018 closing address
Article
/ 8 April 2018

READ: Maimane’s #DACongress2018 closing address

Maimane says this congress has reaffirmed the DA’s purpose as Democrats is not to fight for a better behaved ANC

By Staff Reporter
Athol Trollip wins contest for DA federal chair
Article
/ 8 April 2018

Athol Trollip wins contest for DA federal chair

Trollip beat out close competitor Solly Msimanga, while lesser known Annelie Lotriet came in third.

By Dineo Bendile
De Lille to seek legal advice after DA approves ‘recall clause’
Article
/ 8 April 2018

De Lille to seek legal advice after DA approves ‘recall clause’

DA delegates at its federal congress on Sunday agreed to amend the party’s constitution to include a "recall clause"

By Paul Herman
Msimanga still hopeful for DA national leadership position
Article
/ 8 April 2018

Msimanga still hopeful for DA national leadership position

The Tshwane mayor says he did not join the DA for positions and will continue active participation in whatever capacity he can

By Dineo Bendile
DA’s new amendment allows recall of public reps
Article
/ 8 April 2018

DA’s new amendment allows recall of public reps

The legislative change is believed to have been spurred by the challenges the party has faced with embattled Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille.

By Dineo Bendile
DA adopts diversity clause, but rejects Maimane’s version
Article
/ 7 April 2018

DA adopts diversity clause, but rejects Maimane’s version

The wording of the clause had been a subject of heated debate with some members raising concerns that it was bordering on introducing quotas

By Dineo Bendile
DA wants workers to be free to opt out of national minimum wage
Article
/ 7 April 2018

DA wants workers to be free to opt out of national minimum wage

The decision is part of a number of policy resolutions being taken by the party at its two-day congress being held in Tshwane

By Dineo Bendile
Mmusi Maimane is willing to give a DA-ANC partnership a try
Article
/ 7 April 2018

Mmusi Maimane is willing to give a DA-ANC partnership a try

Maimane says the future of the country’s governance is in coalitions

By Dineo Bendile
Maimane is black and proud but says the DA is not black or white
Article
/ 7 April 2018

Maimane is black and proud but says the DA is not black or white

DA leader insists the party is a home for all South Africans, regardless of race.

By Beauregard Tromp
DA sets it sights on Gauteng and Northern Cape in 2019
Article
/ 7 April 2018

DA sets it sights on Gauteng and Northern Cape in 2019

The tone of Maimane’s speech was significantly more assertive than his public utterances in recent months

By Beauregard Tromp and Khadija Patel
DA promises to turn South Africa blue
Article
/ 7 April 2018

DA promises to turn South Africa blue

Festive mood as Day 1 of the DA’s congress kicks off

By Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana
LIVESTREAM: Watch the 2018 DA congress – Day 2
Article
/ 7 April 2018

LIVESTREAM: Watch the 2018 DA congress – Day 2

The DA’s federal congress kicked off in Tshwane on Saturday morning.

By Staff Reporter
DA congress: Where to next for the party?
Article
/ 7 April 2018

DA congress: Where to next for the party?

Land expropriation and an internal party debate on race represent some of the DA leadership’s challenges in finding the party’s new voice.

By Paul Herman, Tshidi Madia and Mahlatse Mahlase
James Selfe: De Lille knows where to find the high court
Article
/ 6 April 2018

James Selfe: De Lille knows where to find the high court

DA federal executive chairperson James Selfe has accused the Cape Town mayor of spreading “alternative facts” to “gain public sympathy”.

By Raeesa Pather
Party funding regulator trips up over costs
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Party funding regulator trips up over costs

Implementing the system and finding money to pay staff could take longer than anticipated

By Govan Whittles
Editorial: DA at a critical juncture
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Editorial: DA at a critical juncture

‘The DA, you see, has the added challenge of not only believing its own spin but also somehow appearing to be living it’

By Editorial
Maimane punts DA’s nonracialism
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Maimane punts DA’s nonracialism

Federal congress will grasp race nettles: a diversity clause and black delegates’ under-representation

By Dineo Bendile
De Lille faces new disciplinary hearing
Article
/ 5 April 2018

De Lille faces new disciplinary hearing

De Lille says she attended a second disciplinary hearing, separate to the initial hearing into her conduct which adjourned last month.

By Raeesa Pather
Introducing quotas in the DA would be a slap in the faces of black leaders ― Moodey
Article
/ 5 April 2018

Introducing quotas in the DA would be a slap in the faces of black leaders ― Moodey

‘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’

By Mahlatse Mahlase
DA to focus on jobs at federal congress
Article
/ 5 April 2018

DA to focus on jobs at federal congress

The Democratic Alliance will debate resolutions that will see proposals to expand property ownership and get rid of the recent VAT increase.

By Raeesa Pather
DA internal debate lays bare the fallacy behind its diversity claims
Article
/ 5 April 2018

DA internal debate lays bare the fallacy behind its diversity claims

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

By Lukhona Mnguni
Meeting for vote of no confidence in Trollip collapses
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Meeting for vote of no confidence in Trollip collapses

Trollip sees another day as the speaker walks out on a special council meeting which could have seen the mayor’s removal

By Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana
WATCH LIVE: Motion of no confidence in NMB mayor Athol Trollip meeting underway
Article
/ 29 March 2018

WATCH LIVE: Motion of no confidence in NMB mayor Athol Trollip meeting underway

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

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: A vote for funds disclosure
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Editorial: A vote for funds disclosure

‘​The long-in-the-works Political Party Funding Bill was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, not with a bang but rather with a whimper’

By Editorial
DA quibbles over diversity wording
Article
/ 29 March 2018

DA quibbles over diversity wording

The party’s federal executive has rejected a call to include more township-based party members as delegates at its federal congress next week

By Dineo Bendile
Liberalism isn’t married to capitalism
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Liberalism isn’t married to capitalism

There are as many differences in liberalism as there are in any other philosophical approach

By Eusebius McKaiser
It’s Blac to the future in Bishop Lavis
Article
/ 29 March 2018

It’s Blac to the future in Bishop Lavis

A new wave of activism has swept over the Cape suburb, as residents band together to target gangs

By Govan Whittles
Fascism and the EFF: Or how to gaslight the media
Article
/ 28 March 2018

Fascism and the EFF: Or how to gaslight the media

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?

By Sipho Hlongwane
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