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Democratic Alliance

SABC board: Committee agrees on 36 names for interviews
Article
/ 22 August 2017

SABC board: Committee agrees on 36 names for interviews

A final set of names will need to be agreed to by the committee following interviews.

By Paul Herman
Mbete in hot water over secret ballot choice
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Mbete in hot water over secret ballot choice

The ANC chair has missed two meetings at which the issue would have been raised

By Matuma Letsoalo Author and Govan Whittles
Parliamentary committee will have Muthambi pay for her absence
Article
/ 15 August 2017

Parliamentary committee will have Muthambi pay for her absence

Democratic Alliance (DA) deputy chief whip Mike Waters likened Muthambi’s snub to the committee to a middle finger.

By Jan Gerber
Are South Africa’s opposition-led coalition metros flexing their muscles?
Article
/ 14 August 2017

Are South Africa’s opposition-led coalition metros flexing their muscles?

Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?

By Staff Reporter
Opposition’s show of unity is masking its cracks
Article
/ 11 August 2017

Opposition’s show of unity is masking its cracks

Opposition parties have become “divided down the middle" after the motion of no confidence vote

By Govan Whittles and Dineo Bendile
Can Parliament dissolve if enough MPs resign?
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Can Parliament dissolve if enough MPs resign?

Mmusi Maimane has called for the dissolution of Parliament following the failed motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma via secret ballot.

By Paul Herman
Lessons from Parliament: Conscience and the courage to rebel
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Lessons from Parliament: Conscience and the courage to rebel

Should MPs have the right to vote according to their conscience?

By Roger Southall
Maimane to table a motion calling for Parliament to be dissolved
Article
/ 9 August 2017

Maimane to table a motion calling for Parliament to be dissolved

The Democratic Alliance leader says the outcome of the vote of no confidence in the president proves the rot is in the ANC and not only in Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
No confidence vote: A victory for Zuma, but a defeat for the ANC
Article
/ 9 August 2017

No confidence vote: A victory for Zuma, but a defeat for the ANC

Yesterday the president overcame an eighth no confidence vote, despite the mountain of evidence of corrupt conduct that has emerged in recent months

By Richard Calland
Zuma survives no-confidence vote despite ANC dissenters
Article
/ 8 August 2017

Zuma survives no-confidence vote despite ANC dissenters

Despite surviving a vote of no-confidence in Parliament on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma was confirmed as a lame-duck president.

By Niren Tolsi
Will they, won’t they? – ANC MPs brace for #NoConfidence Day
Article
/ 8 August 2017

Will they, won’t they? – ANC MPs brace for #NoConfidence Day

All eyes will be on ANC MPs as they prepare to cast a vote on their president via secret ballot.

By Paul Herman
Opposition joy will be short-lived if ANC stands united
Article
/ 7 August 2017

Opposition joy will be short-lived if ANC stands united

Baleka Mbete’s announcement of a secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma signals the start of an intense game of persuasion.

By Dineo Bendile and Govan Whittles
Mbete to announce decision on secret ballot
Article
/ 6 August 2017

Mbete to announce decision on secret ballot

Mbete will address the media on the voting procedure to be followed when the motion of no confidence in the president is debated on 8 August.

By Alex Mitchley
Crooks, cons among party donors
Article
/ 4 August 2017

Crooks, cons among party donors

Tycoons, fraudsters and multinationals have all given generously. What were their motives?

By Govan Whittles
Mashaba removes Economic Development MMC for alleged misconduct
Article
/ 3 August 2017

Mashaba removes Economic Development MMC for alleged misconduct

The ANC has called on Mashaba to step down, saying that although Peetz’s dismissal was long overdue, Mashaba’s act was an unimpressive publicity stunt

By Nation Nyoka
Do the right thing, Cyril – Maimane hands over petition calling for Zuma to go
Article
/ 2 August 2017

Do the right thing, Cyril – Maimane hands over petition calling for Zuma to go

Ramaphosa, as leader of government business must encourage his MPs to show their interests "lie with the people of South Africa, not with Jacob Zuma."

By Paul Herman
DA wants Schabir Shaik’s medical parole reviewed
Article
/ 31 July 2017

DA wants Schabir Shaik’s medical parole reviewed

Shaik was released on medical parole on March 3, 2009, after serving just more than two years of a 15 year sentence for corruption.

By Staff Reporter
EFF rebels face disciplinary hearing
Article
/ 28 July 2017

EFF rebels face disciplinary hearing

Mogale City’s ‘pro-poor’ budget had to be passed regardless of party allegiance, say councillors

By Given Sigauqwe
We will defeat ‘baseless’ Zille no-confidence motion – DA
Article
/ 26 July 2017

We will defeat ‘baseless’ Zille no-confidence motion – DA

The DA will not support a motion of no confidence in Premier Helen Zille when it is debated in the Western Cape legislature on Thursday.

By Paul Herman
EFF Mogale City councillors to be punished – Malema
Article
/ 20 July 2017

EFF Mogale City councillors to be punished – Malema

Last week, at least seven EFF councillors attended a council meeting in the small West Rand municipality and voted with the ANC

By Tshidi Madia
Maimane pushing for money laundering investigation into Gupta dairy farm project
Article
/ 12 July 2017

Maimane pushing for money laundering investigation into Gupta dairy farm project

The DA is also looking at whether a criminal case can be opened against the Guptas in the United Arab Emirates.

By Staff Reporter
Labour court tells Brian Molefe to go away until EFF and DA have had their day
Article
/ 4 July 2017

Labour court tells Brian Molefe to go away until EFF and DA have had their day

Last week Molefe argued that the Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters should not be allowed to intervene in his labour court matter.

By Phillip De Wet
DA lays criminal charges against the Guptas for that wedding
Article
/ 3 July 2017

DA lays criminal charges against the Guptas for that wedding

The charges were laid after it emerged that public funds were allegedly siphoned to pay for a family wedding in Sun City in 2013.

By Staff Reporter
DA to press Mbete for Zuma no confidence motion decision
Article
/ 29 June 2017

DA to press Mbete for Zuma no confidence motion decision

The Democratic Alliance has requested an urgent meeting with Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete.

By Paul Herman
DA can’t cure its foot-in-mouth syndrome
Article
/ 29 June 2017

DA can’t cure its foot-in-mouth syndrome

With the ANC in crisis, the Democratic Alliance seemed to be getting it right. But then came a flurry of inexplicably tactless tweets.

By Staff Reporter
Molefe won’t get to duck DA and EFF as he fights for his job
Article
/ 27 June 2017

Molefe won’t get to duck DA and EFF as he fights for his job

Former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe on Tuesday lost his bid to have the DA and EFF excluded from his Labour Court case to get his job back.

By Phillip De Wet
No amnesty for DA’s Mbali Ntuli
Article
/ 23 June 2017

No amnesty for DA’s Mbali Ntuli

Acting Western Cape DA leader is not satisfied with the way charges were laid against her

By Dineo Bendile
With Hlaudi gone, DA guns for SABC’s acting CFO
Article
/ 19 June 2017

With Hlaudi gone, DA guns for SABC’s acting CFO

It is alleged that Raphela was brought in by James Aguma into the CFO position, flouting the SABC’s human resources procedures

By Jan Gerber
Malema may thaw on Zille issue after ‘rare’ apology
Article
/ 15 June 2017

Malema may thaw on Zille issue after ‘rare’ apology

EFF had threatened to break with the DA in coalition metros unless Zille was fired

By Dineo Bendile
DA reaches settlement with Helen Zille to avoid legal battles ahead of 2019
Article
/ 13 June 2017

DA reaches settlement with Helen Zille to avoid legal battles ahead of 2019

Last week the party announced its decision to suspend Zille pending the outcome of her disciplinary hearing

By Dineo Bendile
Zille, Maimane to make announcement at joint press conference
Article
/ 13 June 2017

Zille, Maimane to make announcement at joint press conference

Despite suspension from party activities, Zille has remained Premier because of the separation between party and state

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: June 9 to 14 2017
Article
/ 9 June 2017

Letters to the editor: June 9 to 14 2017

Readers write in about colonialism, and the Cape water crisis.

By Letters
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