The DA has the right to blow its own trumpet about the role it played in history. But it has no right to insult the intelligence of our nation.
The DA’s latest tricks of comparing the ANC to apartheid is not going to win it any black votes, writes Khaya Dlanga.
The Electoral Court has ordered the by-election of a KwaZulu-Natal ward be postponed to allow a former ANC candidate to run as an independent.
The DA’s reminder that a greater range of organisations and people were engaged in the fight against apartheid is timely, writes Richard Jurgens.
The government’s latest version of the industrial policy action plan is doomed to fail, the Democratic Alliance has said.
Foundation says remarks that Suzman didn’t take any real action against apartheid reveal a misunderstanding of the value of parliamentary politics.
Watch the highlights from our M&G Hangout about the DA’s campaign comparing the ANC to the apartheid regime. Are they justified? Find out here.
The ANC has slammed attempts by the DA to compare it to the National Party, saying the party had "run out of ideas" and "morphed into clowns".
Tired of being labelled a white party or one with apartheid roots, the Democratic Alliance is planning to turn the tables on the ANC.
Mmusi Maimane, DA national spokesperson and deputy federal chairperson, speaks to Charles Molele about the party’s plans ahead of the 2014 elections.
The DA’s controversial posters, the Boston Marathon bombings and Kenny Kunene gets fish slapped. Watch Weekend 101, stay in the know.
A Democratic Alliance pamphlet showing former president Nelson Mandela and activist Helen Suzman embracing has angered the ANC, it was reported.
The DA has started its election campaign by trying to rebrand itself as a participant in the fight against apartheid. But the ANC is not buying it.
Because of the explosive political power of the past there is a tendency to simplify it to suit our emotional, political or other selfish needs.
The building of toll roads in the Western Cape could come back to bite the ANC as the DA has vowed to use this in its general elections campaign.
DA spokesperson on police Dianne Kohler Barnard says the latest incident, where a woman was beaten by an off-duty cop, proves a "major crisis".
Some South Africans fear that apartheid would return if the Democratic Alliance led the country, says the party’s leader Helen Zille.
In this week’s round-up: Maggie Thatcher kicks the bucket, Trevor Manuel doesn’t blame apartheid and Helen Zille makes a cocky statement.
The DA wants Communications Minister Dina Pule to face criminal charges for alleged corrupt activities regarding appointments made in her department.
Irregular expenditure in Eastern Cape municipalities increased by over R1-billion over two years, for which the DA has blamed inept workers.
Mmusi Maimane’s rivals within the Democratic Alliance want him out, accusing the mayoral candidate of incompetence.
Jacob Zuma gave a new reason for SA troops sent to the Central African Republic, while attacking his critics and the media. But neither has hit home.
The ANC’s back against the wall over CAR, Nelson Mandela’s sixth night in hospital and Jacob Zuma’s failed attempt at a salary freeze.
The Democratic Alliance’s call for all SA troops to be withdrawn from the Central African Republic is misguided and ill-advised, the ANC has said.
The DA wants Parliament to force the withdrawal of SA troops from the Central African Republic – but whether any troops remain there is not clear.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and the rest of the Constitutional Court bench will be "tasting the pudding" for the rest of the Easter long weekend.
The African National Congress and opposition parties have so far failed to reach consensus on proposed new rules.
The streets of Sharpeville were awash with rallies being held by various political parties and the government as part of the day’s commemorations.
The DA claims the state paid 260% more on President Jacob Zuma’s private home in Nkandla than it did in securing a new prison in the Northern Cape.
The DA is to ask President Jacob Zuma to take "firmer" action against Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
The Democratic Alliance has asked public protector Thuli Madonsela to probe alleged ethics violations by Free State Premier Ace Magashule.
The Democratic Alliance has submitted a Bill to Parliament calling for electoral reform, to allow for constituency-based representation.