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Democratic Alliance

City of Cape Town accused of muzzling dissenter
Article
/ 12 November 2015

City of Cape Town accused of muzzling dissenter

Cape Town ratepayers will foot the bill for a court wrangle in which the DA turned on one of its own.

By Craig Mckune
Editorial: Led astray by sins of incumbency
Article
/ 12 November 2015

Editorial: Led astray by sins of incumbency

A fight over planning permission may not sound like a major issue, but the fear is that it could be a straw in the wind.

By Editorial
Mmusi Maimane keeps his cool as ethics issue hots up
Article
/ 5 November 2015

Mmusi Maimane keeps his cool as ethics issue hots up

Matuma Letsoalo speaks to the Democratic Alliance leader as he puts out fires.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Facebook faux pas may bruise DA
Analysis
/ 8 October 2015

Facebook faux pas may bruise DA

Incidents like this don’t help the DA to look like the inclusive party it wants to be seen as.

By Staff Reporter
DA targets ‘apartheid-style’ Key Points Act
Article
/ 15 September 2015

DA targets ‘apartheid-style’ Key Points Act

The DA is appealing to Parliament to replace the National Key Points Act with the Protection of Critical Infrastructure Private Member’s Bill.

By Thulani Gqirana
Right of reply: Facts not integral to spinning a tale
Article
/ 31 August 2015

Right of reply: Facts not integral to spinning a tale

Patricia de Lille has responded to allegations made in court that CPT favoured DA donors.

By Staff Reporter
DA has the ‘big five’ metros in its sights
Article
/ 27 August 2015

DA has the ‘big five’ metros in its sights

The Democratic Alliance believes it has a good chance of winning widespread support in South Africa’s key metros.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Parly prepares for Zuma impeachment debate
Article
/ 20 August 2015

Parly prepares for Zuma impeachment debate

MPs will debate a motion of impeachment against the president on September 1 for allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave South Africa.

By Emsie Ferreira
Did Cape Town favour DA donor?
Article
/ 20 August 2015

Did Cape Town favour DA donor?

The city council is accused of favouring a political donor by bending strict heritage rules

By Craig Mckune
DA goes to court over Nkandla
Article
/ 19 August 2015

DA goes to court over Nkandla

The DA hopes to get Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on Nkandla set aside by the courts and for the public protector’s findings to be enforced.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA: Fire Phiyega for all her ‘failings’
Article
/ 4 August 2015

DA: Fire Phiyega for all her ‘failings’

The safety of South Africans depends on President Jacob Zuma firing police commissioner Riah Phiyega, the DA said in Parliament.

By Thulani Gqirana
Opposition parties reject police minister’s report on Nkandla
Article
/ 24 June 2015

Opposition parties reject police minister’s report on Nkandla

The five parties want the public protector’s report on upgrades to the president’s home to be included in the ad hoc committee’s programme.

By Thulani Gqirana
Picture SA under DA rule
Article
/ 11 June 2015

Picture SA under DA rule

The Democratic Alliance paints a rosy picture in its Vision 2029, which observers say is fanciful. But this is the dream Mmusi Maimane is selling.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma faces verbal onslaught over Marikana report
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Zuma faces verbal onslaught over Marikana report

President Jacob Zuma has been accused by opposition MPs of "cheapening" the lives of those who died at Marikana by refusing to release the report.

By Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: What Maimane must do now
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Editorial: What Maimane must do now

Some of those who abhor classical liberalism are in fact liberals at heart – they just don’t know it.

By Editorial
Old progressives would approve of DA’s ‘new liberalism’
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Old progressives would approve of DA’s ‘new liberalism’

With Mmusi Maimane’s rise to leadership comes a new brand of liberalism that would gain the approval of previous incarnations of the DA.

By Phillip De Wet
#AskMmusi serves Maimane well
Article
/ 14 May 2015

#AskMmusi serves Maimane well

Twitter users went to work on the new DA leader during his first online Q&A session, but he has made a good start.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Helen Zille not quite ready for calmer waters
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Helen Zille not quite ready for calmer waters

There’ll be no lounging around for the former leader of the Democratic Alliance. She’ll be focusing on educating opposition party representatives.

By Thulani Gqirana
#AskMmusi: 9 answers Twitter really needed to know
Article
/ 13 May 2015

#AskMmusi: 9 answers Twitter really needed to know

The DA’s new leader hosted an online Q&A session today to answer some pressing political questions, but obviously Twitter had no chill. Take a look.

By Staff Reporter
Mmusi Maimane: Black leader, white saviour?
Article
/ 13 May 2015

Mmusi Maimane: Black leader, white saviour?

Has Mmusi Maimane really altered South Africa’s history by becoming elected leader of the official opposition party, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

By Staff Reporter
Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’
Article
/ 12 May 2015

Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Powers and Privileges Act is only applicable to non-members of Parliament.

By Emsie Ferreira
Mmusi Maimane: Ten things he should keep in mind
Article
/ 12 May 2015

Mmusi Maimane: Ten things he should keep in mind

The Mail & Guardian’s political reporters have some words of advice for the DA’s new leader. Let’s take a look.

By Thulani Gqirana and Qaanitah Hunter
Maimane’s landslide victory takes DA into new era
Article
/ 11 May 2015

Maimane’s landslide victory takes DA into new era

Newly elected Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has a story to tell, but it still needs to be written.

By Thulani Gqirana
SABC will only live broadcast DA congress on DSTV
Article
/ 8 May 2015

SABC will only live broadcast DA congress on DSTV

The SABC denies accusations from the DA that it won’t cover the party’s congress this weekend, but says it will only be shown on its DSTV channel.

By Staff Reporter
DA candidates go all out in final push for votes
Article
/ 7 May 2015

DA candidates go all out in final push for votes

DA contenders for the leadership and the federal chair posts are trying to win delegates’ votes before the national congress this weekend.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA refuses to probe limp sex ring accusations
Article
/ 5 May 2015

DA refuses to probe limp sex ring accusations

The party insists the email alleging that Mmusi Maimane and other top officials use women as "playthings" is merely a "disinformation smear".

By Staff Reporter
TV face-off could resurrect public political debate tradition
Article
/ 29 April 2015

TV face-off could resurrect public political debate tradition

DA leadership candidates Mmusi Maimane and Wilmot James have agreed to participate in a debate chaired by Rapport editor Waldimar Pelser on Insig.

By Staff Reporter
No term limits for DA leader
Article
/ 29 April 2015

No term limits for DA leader

Big changes are not on the cards in the opposition party’s constitutional amendment document.

By Qaanitah Hunter
De Lille crowned new Western Cape DA leader
Article
/ 18 April 2015

De Lille crowned new Western Cape DA leader

Patricia De Lille was overwhelmingly elected as the new leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape on Saturday evening.

By Thulani Gqirana
Maimane to contest DA leadership race
Article
/ 18 April 2015

Maimane to contest DA leadership race

Mmusi Maimane has accepted nomination to stand as the Democratic Alliance’s leader, saying it is his chance to "restore hope" in the country’s future.

By Genevieve Quintal
Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe

The president claims in court papers that his predecessor offered him R20m to go quietly.

By Stefaans Brummer
DA’s kingmaker riles party members
Article
/ 16 April 2015

DA’s kingmaker riles party members

James Selfe’s apparent bid to decide the next leader of the party by introducing a new rule has not gone down well.

By Qaanitah Hunter, Thulani Gqirana and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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