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Democratic Alliance

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
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
#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
DA leadership race: De Lille vs Max
Article
/ 16 April 2015

DA leadership race: De Lille vs Max

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.

By Thulani Gqirana
Will Zuma put the ‘pay back the money’ debacle to bed?
Article
/ 13 April 2015

Will Zuma put the ‘pay back the money’ debacle to bed?

The question of when Zuma will pay back the money may still arise during the president’s question and answer session on Thursday.

By Thulani Gqirana
Lindiwe Mazibuko: The time for me to lead the DA is not now
Article
/ 13 April 2015

Lindiwe Mazibuko: The time for me to lead the DA is not now

Despite being mentioned as one of the favourites to succeed Helen Zille, Lindiwe Mazibuko says she will not make herself available for election.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Can a black leader change an ‘institutionally white’ DA?
Article
/ 13 April 2015

Can a black leader change an ‘institutionally white’ DA?

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.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Zille calls it a day after eight years as DA leader
Article
/ 12 April 2015

Zille calls it a day after eight years as DA leader

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will step down as party leader on May 9, but will remain Western Cape premier.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Madonsela clears Mbalula from ‘unmandated’ trips
Article
/ 31 March 2015

Madonsela clears Mbalula from ‘unmandated’ trips

Thuli Madonsela has found no impropriety with regard to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s trips, and would not initiate action, she said.

By Sapa
DA demands an investigation into sick hospitals
Article
/ 24 March 2015

DA demands an investigation into sick hospitals

The opposition party went on an unannounced tour of some of the country’s major health facilities and found conditions that shocked them.

By Thulani Gqirana
Thin blue line between democracy and tyranny – opposition MPs
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Thin blue line between democracy and tyranny – opposition MPs

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.

By Thulani Gqirana
Bid to set aside Sanral secrecy ruling
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Bid to set aside Sanral secrecy ruling

The agency’s toll road fight with Cape Town has led to a clampdown on access to court papers.

By Carmel Rickard 1
Stand aside, Zille, says 17-year-old
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Stand aside, Zille, says 17-year-old

DA politicians say it’s time for a new party leader, and among the challengers is a protest candidate.

By Qaanitah Hunter and Thulani Gqirana
Helen Zille has assaulted press freedom
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Helen Zille has assaulted press freedom

The DA leader’s boycott of the Cape Times is an abuse of her power and should not be tolerated.

By Staff Reporter
Eight times Helen Zille made journalists’ lives hell
Analysis
/ 18 March 2015

Eight times Helen Zille made journalists’ lives hell

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.

By Verashni Pillay
DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’
Article
/ 17 March 2015

DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’

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.

By Sapa
Sanef, ANC hit out at Zille’s call to cancel Cape Times subscription
Article
/ 17 March 2015

Sanef, ANC hit out at Zille’s call to cancel Cape Times subscription

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.

By Qaanitah Hunter
High court to determine spy tapes timeline
Article
/ 16 March 2015

High court to determine spy tapes timeline

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.

By Sapaxxxx
Western Cape police silent on action taken at Sona
Article
/ 4 March 2015

Western Cape police silent on action taken at Sona

When asked about the arrest of DA members, police commissioner Arno Lamoer said security had been a national operation with different role players.

By Sapa
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