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Democratic Alliance

DAgang: Over before it began
Videos
/ 3 February 2014

DAgang: Over before it began

In an interview with the <i>M&G</i> Mamphela Ramphele answers some difficult questions about the now infamous break-up.

By Staff Reporter
Agang-DA fallout: More questions than answers from Ramphele
Article
/ 3 February 2014

Agang-DA fallout: More questions than answers from Ramphele

Mamphela Ramphele has offered little explaination on why her decision to run as the DA’s presidential candidate was not discussed with Agang members.

By Verashni Pillay
Ramphele ‘renting’ hits Agang, DA credibility, says ANC
Article
/ 3 February 2014

Ramphele ‘renting’ hits Agang, DA credibility, says ANC

Jackson Mthembu says both parties have lost credibility after Agang SA’s leader backtracked on standing as the DA’s presidential candidate.

By Glynnis Underhill
Ramphele and Zille’s brief DA marriage over
Article
/ 2 February 2014

Ramphele and Zille’s brief DA marriage over

DA leader Helen Zille says Agang SA’s Mamphela Ramphele has "reneged" on their agreement that Ramphele stand as the DA’s presidential candidate.

By Glynnis Underhill
DA mounts court challenge to march ban
Article
/ 2 February 2014

DA mounts court challenge to march ban

DA lawyers are challenging the decision to disallow a march to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg.

By Sapa
Zille to Ramphele: Are you going to honour our agreement?
Article
/ 2 February 2014

Zille to Ramphele: Are you going to honour our agreement?

It remains to be seen whether Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele will in fact stand as the Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate.

By Sapa
Weekend 101: The new DA gang
Videos
/ 30 January 2014

Weekend 101: The new DA gang

This week, Helen Zille and Mamphela Ramphele join forces, violent protests rock Ralele, and Zuma could be a Nkandla ward councillor.

By Staff Reporter
Ramphele rankles rising DA stars
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Ramphele rankles rising DA stars

The party’s young guns say the doctor will have to fight her way up the ranks like everyone else.

By Verashni Pillay
Letters to the editor: January 31 to February 6 2014
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Letters to the editor: January 31 to February 6 2014

Readers comment on immigrants in the Middle East, the DA’s silence and linguistics, and Cope’s Mosiuoa Lekota challenges the ANC on party funding.

By Letters
DA focused on gender diversity in Western Cape Cabinet
Article
/ 30 January 2014

DA focused on gender diversity in Western Cape Cabinet

Zille has said there is a strong likelihood there will be more than one woman in the provincial executive after the elections.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Editorial: Race and respectability
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Editorial: Race and respectability

Don’t dismiss Zille’s courtship of Ramphele as an electoral gimmick. It’s part of a plan to make the DA more acceptable to black South Africans.

By Editorial
Rumours of Agang infighting ‘nonsensical’
Article
/ 29 January 2014

Rumours of Agang infighting ‘nonsensical’

Agang SA says the party is "solid" and that its leader Mamphela Ramphele’s decision to become the DA’s presidential candidate must still be discussed.

By Sapa
Mantashe: Ramphele the DA’s ‘rent-a-black’
Article
/ 29 January 2014

Mantashe: Ramphele the DA’s ‘rent-a-black’

The ANC secretary general says Agang SA was a "stillborn" party, and that its leader’s move to the DA was a case of "rent-a-black, rent-a-leader".

By Staff Reporter
Agang SA to contest election – with a new leader
Article
/ 29 January 2014

Agang SA to contest election – with a new leader

An Agang SA official says the party will elect a new leader and run in the election – a day after a merger between it and the DA was announced.

By Sapa
Zille and Ramphele: A marriage of inconvenience
Article
/ 29 January 2014

Zille and Ramphele: A marriage of inconvenience

Helen Zille and Mamphela Ramphele’s merger might not leave everyone as happy as the two seem to think, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

By Staff Reporter
Ramphele’s move to DA will remove race card, says Zille
Article
/ 28 January 2014

Ramphele’s move to DA will remove race card, says Zille

The announcement that Mamphela Ramphele will be the DA’s presidential candidate will help deal with race issues, says Helen Zille.

By Andisiwe Makinana
DA crop of young leaders come of age
Article
/ 27 January 2014

DA crop of young leaders come of age

The 2007 DA young leader programme to grow its own timber has shown fruit, with 33 of its graduates making it on to the party’s election lists.

By Verashni Pillay
DA waits on police permission for planned march
Article
/ 25 January 2014

DA waits on police permission for planned march

The Democratic Alliance is waiting for the police to give it the go-ahead for its fight-for-jobs march to the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters.

By Sapa
DA list: Defectors and a cop but no journalists (yet)
Article
/ 25 January 2014

DA list: Defectors and a cop but no journalists (yet)

The DA has released most of its list of election candidates for provincial and national spots. It features no journalists, but this could change.

By Phillip De Wet
DA march on ANC headquarters an ‘election stunt’
Article
/ 25 January 2014

DA march on ANC headquarters an ‘election stunt’

Cosatu claims the Democratic Alliance’s plan to march to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg is an election stunt and an act of pure opportunism.

By Sapa
DA march on ANC an act of ‘extreme provocation’ – Mthembu
Article
/ 23 January 2014

DA march on ANC an act of ‘extreme provocation’ – Mthembu

Jackson Mthembu has accused the DA of causing hostility between it and the ANC, warning the party of violence it witnessed at a march on Cosatu House.

By Sapa
Consumer commission to hear e-toll complaints
Article
/ 20 January 2014

Consumer commission to hear e-toll complaints

The National Consumer Commission says it will take up complaints about e-tolling but has encouraged consumers to not make it their first option.

By Sapa
Project Flute: DA demands answers for govt’s ‘R1bn’ satellite deal
Article
/ 19 January 2014

Project Flute: DA demands answers for govt’s ‘R1bn’ satellite deal

The DA has requested for government to provide answers about "Project Flute", a satellite contract it says was commissioned over eight years ago.

By Sapa
Report cards: Zuma and eight ministers must go, says DA
Article
/ 15 January 2014

Report cards: Zuma and eight ministers must go, says DA

The DA has scored President Jacob Zuma and eight Cabinet ministers Fs on their report cards, saying they should be fired for their poor performance.

By Andisiwe Makinana
IPID investigates Mothotlung protesters’ deaths
Article
/ 14 January 2014

IPID investigates Mothotlung protesters’ deaths

The IPID is probing the deaths of two people in an impasse between protesters and police during a service delivery strike near Brits.

By Sapa
Maimane gives some clues on DA’s Gauteng election manifesto
Article
/ 14 January 2014

Maimane gives some clues on DA’s Gauteng election manifesto

The DA’s premier candidate for Gauteng has hinted at its governance plans, which include fewer government departments and a referendum on e-tolls.

By Sarah Evans
Arrive Alive unaware of King Dalindyebo’s dagga habit
Article
/ 12 January 2014

Arrive Alive unaware of King Dalindyebo’s dagga habit

Arrive Alive says it was unaware of AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s dagga-smoking habits when it made him an ambassador.

By Sapa
2013 matric pass rate: Proof of good education or failing the youth?
Article
/ 7 January 2014

2013 matric pass rate: Proof of good education or failing the youth?

While unions and the ANC have joined Jacob Zuma in congratulating the education department on the matric results, the DA and others have dismissed it.

By Sapa
Report on Nkandla a large scale cover-up, says Mazibuko
Article
/ 19 December 2013

Report on Nkandla a large scale cover-up, says Mazibuko

The DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko has called a task team report on the security upgrades at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead a "whitewash" and "cover-up".

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
People stream in to vote in Tlokwe by-elections
Article
/ 11 December 2013

People stream in to vote in Tlokwe by-elections

Residents of Tlokwe are voting in by-elections to decide whether the ANC regains control of the municipality.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
DA wants Zuma out if he misled Parliament on Nkandla
Article
/ 4 December 2013

DA wants Zuma out if he misled Parliament on Nkandla

The DA says it will move to have President Jacob Zuma impeached if it becomes clear that he misled Parliament over spending on his Nkandla home.

By Sapa
Khaya Dlanga: DA wants to tell black people about affirmative action
Article
/ 28 November 2013

Khaya Dlanga: DA wants to tell black people about affirmative action

The DA’s good intentions are that of a white master who thinks that he knows what is best for a black person, writes Khaya Dlanga.

By Staff Reporter
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