Why is it okay to call a black DA member a ‘house negro’? How is it any different to the racism you’re supposedly decrying, asks Verashni Pillay.
Mbali Ntuli has resigned as the DA’s youth leader after her relationship with party leader Helen Zille had become increasingly strained.
A SCA court official has confirmed that papers were sent to the court by Friday’s 4pm deadline in the matter between President Jacob Zuma and the DA.
Activists, church goers and traditional healers came out to support SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng at court, where his appointment is being challenged.
Remembrances are pouring in for charismatic Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini who has died after publicly battling lung cancer.
President Jacob Zuma and the DA have agreed to allow a third party to judge which documents formed part of Zuma’s confidential representations.
The ruling party said it was "humbled" by the confidence South Africans showed in the party, after the latest by-election results.
The DA is to ask the high court to set aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent posting as the SABC’s operations boss, the party’s leader says.
Have South Africans paid R238-billion in fuel levies in six years? Not if you do the sums.
The impact of e-tolling since its introduction in December last year should be reviewed in Parliament, says DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane.
The DA has expressed shock over Medium Term Strategic Framework figures, which show that only 61% of pupils have access to required textbooks.
Reacting to a report that cast doubt on Phumzile van Damme’s eligibility to be an MP, the ANC chief whip has accused the DA of cutting corners.
The DA has questioned why government has made such a "profound departure" from the land reform model proposed in its National Development Plan.
Free State’s health department has been reported to the SA Human Rights Commission over "rights violations" such as food shortages and overcrowding.
Parliament has reduced the number of members in each oversight committee, which could work out for better meeting attendance by MPs.
The DA leader says the evictions at Lwandle were the fault of the ANC’s Ses’Khona "storm troopers".
The ANC has requested that the SAHRC investigate "insulting" online content, saying the material threatens the constitutional rights of its voters.
The Democratic Alliance wants a full inquiry into the appointment of embattled National Prosecuting Authority chief Mxolisi Nxasana.
The DA has been slow to act to a derogatory tweet, saying it will revisit its social media policy despite the document already prohibiting the tweet.
Three people have been arrested for public violence during evictions in Lwandle, when petrol bombs and tyres were set alight.
People from Lwandle informal settlement in Strand have been evicted because they did not vote for the DA in the elections, says the ANC.
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party is willing to work with political parties, including the ANC and DA, on issues of common interest.
The DA has appointed Phumzile van Damme and Marius Redelinghuys as national spokespersons to replace Mmusi Maimane.
The DA says the appointment of some Cabinet ministers indicates President Jacob Zuma created jobs for friends rather than good governance.
Mmusi Maimane, the DA’s national spokesperson, says he will stand for the party’s parliamentary leader to replace the outgoing Lindiwe Mazibuko.
The EFF – who upstaged the National Assembly’s first sitting – and other MPs need to ensure Parliament is not a mere rubber stamp for the ANC.
The Democratic Alliance leader says her enemies are using her falling out with Lindiwe Mazibuko to force her out.
White mentors like Helen Zille need a wake-up call, writes Verashni Pillay. You do not "own" your black protégés just because you endorsed them.
Former minister Dina Pule – who Thuli Madonsela found guilty of unethical conduct – has been replaced by Mnyamezeli Booi on the ANC’s list of new MPs.
After an M&G report, the public protector has been asked to probe claims that Jacob Zuma abused his power for an investment in his nephew’s company.
The press ombudsman has ruled that a Sunday Independent report on the DA and a "Twitter race war" was inaccurate and misleading.
The cracks between Helen Zille and Lindiwe Mazibuko began showing themselves a while ago. Is a difference in opinion between members good for the DA?