The Democratic Alliance have welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s conservative 2013/14 budget but criticised it for lacking detail.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech itted well with the development programmes of the ruling party, says the ANC.
The DA has proposed, in an alternative national budget, disbanding several government departments and doing away with district municipalities.
Mamphela Ramphele’s Agang political platform was formed after the Democratic Alliance would not bow to a demand for its dissolution.
Money to support the newly-launched political platform Agang SA comes from South Africans, says its leader Mamphela Ramphele.
Ahead of Mamphela Ramphele’s big announcement, opposition parties have not ruled out the possibility of jointly contesting next year’s elections.
Minister Lulu Xingwana must be probed for allegedly spending R2.1-million of state’s funds decorating her department’s head office, says the DA.
The Democratic Alliance has refused to retract claims that some Limpopo schools are still missing textbooks.
South Africa’s opposition parties are investigating the possibility of contesting the 2014 general elections under one political umbrella.
We speak to MPs for reaction on the president’s speech. While at times they were scathing of his address, some were more supportive.
President Jacob Zuma is set to deliver his State Of The Nation address this year on Valentine’s Day, but the DA made it clear they won’t send roses.
Anti-apartheid activist Dr Mamphela Ramphele has resigned as chair of Gold Fields, intensifying speculation she is about to launch a political party.
"She will do well but I don’t think we’re worried about what the prospects of her forming a political party will do to our voter base," says the DA.
The DA has challenged the education department to stick to its promise and deliver textbooks to Limpopo schools that faced shortages within 24-hours.
The Democratic Alliance’s Geordin Hill-Lewis seems to think that fracking is not a "simple matter".
The cash-strapped African National Congress says the government must contribute more if it wants to reduce private donors.
The ANC has criticised the proposed Western Cape Bill, saying it’s unconstitutional and an attempt to secede from the country.
It is clear President Jacob Zuma’s lawyers know the so-called spy tapes could be damaging and do not want them to get out, says the DA.
The Democratic Alliance has condemned the Freedom Front Plus over its criticism regarding the name change of Dr Verwoed Primary School in Meyerton.
President Zuma should suspend his spokesperson Mac Maharaj, says the DA after allegations that he had benefited from a driver’s licence contract.
It seems crazy for Mamphela Ramphele to battle the DA for a tiny percent of the electorate, unless it is part of a bigger plan.
Some say the regulation and forced disclosure of private funding for political parties will help build confidence in South Africa’s leadership.
A meeting between DA MP Wilmot James and the "New Age" bosses was a constructive discussion on issues of media and politics, the newspaper has said.
From Zuma to Zille, Chris Roper takes a look at the sad, stunted state of our threatened democracy.
The DA did not receive money directly from the Guptas but rather from an individual employed by the controversial family, says Helen Zille.
Media reports say former anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele has, on a visit to the US, expressed her intention to join active politics.
The democratic Alliance’s Geordin Hill-Lewis responds to a reader who believes the party supports fracking.
President Jacob Zuma should ignore the open letter written by Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko, says the ANC’s chief whip.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has pulled out of a New Age Business Breakfast, following reports that the event was funded with public money.
It has happened at last. The Democratic Alliance has finally lost the vote of the white Cape Town elite, writes Andrew Verrijdt.
Last year ended with a flourish of judgments that tested the line between law and politics.
The build-up to the national elections next year is set to be a dirty affair, especially in the highly contested Western Cape.