Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille is up against ex-top Western Province cop Lennit Max in the race to lead the Democratic Alliance in the region.
The question of when Zuma will pay back the money may still arise during the president’s question and answer session on Thursday.
Despite being mentioned as one of the favourites to succeed Helen Zille, Lindiwe Mazibuko says she will not make herself available for election.
Analysts speculate that Mmusi Maimane could be the next DA leader, but there is doubt about whether this change would make a difference in the party.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will step down as party leader on May 9, but will remain Western Cape premier.
Thuli Madonsela has found no impropriety with regard to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s trips, and would not initiate action, she said.
The opposition party went on an unannounced tour of some of the country’s major health facilities and found conditions that shocked them.
Opposition parties have expressed outrage at the use of police forces in Parliament and fear that someone will be killed if nothing is done about it.
The DA leader’s boycott of the Cape Times is an abuse of her power and should not be tolerated.
The agency’s toll road fight with Cape Town has led to a clampdown on access to court papers.
DA politicians say it’s time for a new party leader, and among the challengers is a protest candidate.
The Cape Times debacle is just one example of how DA leader Helen Zille can show scant respect for journalists and the media, writes Verashni Pillay.
The DA’s argument to overturn a parliamentary rule allowing Mbete to call police to remove MP’s was "extremist", says senior counsel for Parliament.
The DA says it wants to cancel Western Cape’s subscriptions because the reporting is poor, but others see this move as an attack on press freedom.
The high court in Pretoria is to make a decision on the timeline to hear a review to drop charges against Jacob Zuma resulting from the spy tapes.
When asked about the arrest of DA members, police commissioner Arno Lamoer said security had been a national operation with different role players.
DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane has been referred to as a broken black man in a "broken blue sea of white conservative males".
Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance MPs sat stony-faced as the president delivered his reply to the Sona debate.
A public order police officer has been identified as one of the members of a security unit which forcibly removed EFF MPs from Parliament last week.
The Democratic Alliance is looking at legal options that could stop armed police from entering Parliament unless there is a clear and present danger.
Opposition parties reacted with varying degrees of disgust and disappointment in Parliament, from the EFF disruptions to Zuma’s ‘uninspiring’ speech.
While the ANC celebrated their ‘victory’ over the removal of the EFF from Parliament, opposition parties believed it was an abuse of power.
The divisions in the EFF are now apparent. But while Zuma remains in power, the EFF will always have something to bind it.
DA MPs refuse to participate in the State of the Nation Address red carpet festivities saying today is about the real issues SA faces.
Businessman takes newspaper to court over article that raised questions about his water distribution contract
Opposition leaders led supporters to the gates of Parliament where they presented a scathing attack on the efficiency and progress of the ANC.
The dropping of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will be back on the courts roll as the NPA opposes the DA’s call to review the case.
The DA lodged a complaint with the SAHRC against comments made by Small Business Minister Lindiwe Zulu about foreign-shop owners.
Anger at foreign nationals is misplaced and should be aimed at the ANC-led government and its failure to create jobs, says the DA’s Mmusi Maimane.
An opposition motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be debated in the National Assembly on February 24.
No control will adequately curb the harm that may be caused to citizens by online gambling, so it must remain banned, the government states.
Helen Zille and Mmusi Maimane enjoy an excellent working relationship, argues DA chief whip John Steenhuisen.