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Democratic Alliance

DA gives Zuma 72 hours to answer for Nkandlagate
Article
/ 4 November 2012

DA gives Zuma 72 hours to answer for Nkandlagate

The Democratic Alliance has given President Jacob Zuma 72 hours to answer questions on his new home or face legal action.

By Nosihle Shelembe and Staff Reporter
Zille: Battle for spoils tearing ANC apart
Article
/ 4 November 2012

Zille: Battle for spoils tearing ANC apart

The ANC will fracture before the decade is out, pulled apart by tension between big business and labour, opposition leader Helen Zille said.

By Ed Cropley and Name Peroshni Govender
SACP: DA visit to Nkandla ‘racist’, ‘right wing’ and a ‘publicity stunt’
Article
/ 3 November 2012

SACP: DA visit to Nkandla ‘racist’, ‘right wing’ and a ‘publicity stunt’

The SACP has condemned the DA’s planned inspection of Zuma’s R200-million upgrade in Nkandla, saying it is part of a "racist right wing agenda".

By Sapa
Zuma tapes: A timeline
Article
/ 2 November 2012

Zuma tapes: A timeline

We look back at the 10 years since the M&G first revealed that the Scorpions were investigating then-deputy president Jacob Zuma.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
DA turns up the heat on Nkandlagate
Article
/ 29 October 2012

DA turns up the heat on Nkandlagate

The DA has announced a plan to uncover alleged impropriety related to the upgrades on President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla.

By Nickolaus Bauer
DA probing Nkandla is ‘like puppies barking at the moon’
Article
/ 29 October 2012

DA probing Nkandla is ‘like puppies barking at the moon’

The ANC has poured water on the DA’s plan to uncover alleged impropriety related to the upgrades on President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla.

By Nickolaus Bauer
SA: Notes on an unfinished liberation
Article
/ 19 October 2012

SA: Notes on an unfinished liberation

The ANC’s core base is alienated by a president who marshals the rhetoric of social justice, writes the Democratic Alliance’s Lindiwe Mazibuko.

By Staff Reporter
Interview: Thuli Madonsela counters bias slurs
Article
/ 19 October 2012

Interview: Thuli Madonsela counters bias slurs

Public protector Thuli Madonsela has lashed out at allegations made by her deputy, Mamiki Shai, that she is biased against the ANC.

By Charles Molele and Matuma Letsoala
Zille faces no opposition
Article
/ 19 October 2012

Zille faces no opposition

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will continue to lead the party until such time as ‘someone else can do this job better than I can’.

By Andisiwe Makinana
DA: Zuma must come clean on Nkandla
Article
/ 17 October 2012

DA: Zuma must come clean on Nkandla

President Jacob Zuma should answer all the questions surrounding the costs of his private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, says the DA.

By Sapa
No challenge to Zille as DA heads to congress
Article
/ 17 October 2012

No challenge to Zille as DA heads to congress

The Democratic Alliance has announced the candidates who will contest elections at the party’s federal congress in November.

By Faranaaz Parker
Zille: No foul play or vote rigging at W Cape conference
Article
/ 13 October 2012

Zille: No foul play or vote rigging at W Cape conference

Speaking at the DA Western Cape conference, Zille has said that "unlike the ANC Western Cape congress … there will be no foul play or vote rigging".

By Glynis Underhill
DA calls for Malema’s assets to be frozen
Article
/ 11 October 2012

DA calls for Malema’s assets to be frozen

The DA says expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s assets must be frozen after it was found that he benefited from an unlawful tender.

By Sapa
Nearly R600m spent on roads for Nkandla upgrade
Article
/ 10 October 2012

Nearly R600m spent on roads for Nkandla upgrade

Two new road networks worth R582-million have been built in President Jacob Zuma’s village in KwaNxamalala, Nkandla – thanks mostly to state funds.

By Staff Reporter
DA won’t let Zuma’s R203m homestead revamp ‘go unanswered’
Article
/ 30 September 2012

DA won’t let Zuma’s R203m homestead revamp ‘go unanswered’

The DA wants a probe into allegations that R203-million of taxpayers money would be used in the revamping of President Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

By Sapa
DA chafes about leader who won’t go
Article
/ 27 September 2012

DA chafes about leader who won’t go

Controversy is brewing within the Democratic Alliance about outgoing leader Theuns Botha’s desire to be the new leader’s second-in-command.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Western Cape ANC gets back to basics
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Western Cape ANC gets back to basics

The opposition is rebuilding, but the Democratic Alliance says it is still divided ahead of the Mangaung elective conference.

By Glynnis Underhill
DA: Malema got special treatment at Limpopo by-election
Article
/ 20 September 2012

DA: Malema got special treatment at Limpopo by-election

Julius Malema received special treatment from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) during a Limpopo by-election, says the Democratic Alliance.

By Sapa
Apolitical truth about civil disobedience
Article
/ 20 September 2012

Apolitical truth about civil disobedience

Cape Town shack dwellers’ anger is about a lack of service delivery and is not politically motivated.

By Jared Sacks
‘All South Africans are equal’ – Zuma democracy comment ‘misconstrued’
Article
/ 16 September 2012

‘All South Africans are equal’ – Zuma democracy comment ‘misconstrued’

President Jacob Zuma’s remarks earlier in the week about the majority ruling in a democracy were "misconstrued", the presidency has said.

By Sapa
Zuma is to blame for ‘monster’ Malema says DA
Article
/ 15 September 2012

Zuma is to blame for ‘monster’ Malema says DA

"It is pretty obvious that there is now open warfare between President Zuma and Julius Malema. It’s all about power," says the DA’s Mmusi Maimane.

By Sapa
DA calls on Zuma to back youth wage subsidy
Article
/ 10 September 2012

DA calls on Zuma to back youth wage subsidy

The Democratic Alliance has held a picket at the Union Buildings and called on President Jacob Zuma to back the youth wage subsidy.

By Faranaaz Parker
DA claims education department lacks transparency
Article
/ 9 September 2012

DA claims education department lacks transparency

The Democratic Alliance says the basic education department is not using standard procedures for the purchasing of 2013 textbooks for Limpopo.

By Sapa
DA lays charges against N Cape protesters intimidating schoolchildren
Article
/ 8 September 2012

DA lays charges against N Cape protesters intimidating schoolchildren

Despite an alleged three schools having been burnt down and schoolchildren continually being intimidated, no arrests have yet been made claim the DA.

By Sapa
Mangaung offers our best chance
Article
/ 7 September 2012

Mangaung offers our best chance

The leadership crisis in the ruling African National Congress and gross iniquities of South African society cannot be ignored any longer.

By Richard Calland
Difficult and dangerous times ahead for the ANC
Article
/ 31 August 2012

Difficult and dangerous times ahead for the ANC

What will happen when the ANC and its trade union allies are no longer unquestioningly accepted as the sole legitimate representatives of poor?

By Nic Dawes Author
Relaunched UDF refuses to dissolve
Article
/ 31 August 2012

Relaunched UDF refuses to dissolve

Mario Wanza, the maverick activist behind the United Democratic Front, says it is needed to fulfil the promises of 1994.

By Glynnis Underhill
DA: ANC deliberately blocking attempts to fight corruption
Article
/ 25 August 2012

DA: ANC deliberately blocking attempts to fight corruption

The DA has said that it tried to pass two bills to fight the scourge of corruption, but ANC blocked them saying they would hurt business.

By Sapa
Freedom lies in a competitive South African economy
Analysis
/ 17 August 2012

Freedom lies in a competitive South African economy

The lesson of Egypt’s Tahrir Square is clear: A system that benefits insiders only is unsustainable.

By Wilmot James
Service delivery: DA, Zuma lumped together
Article
/ 17 August 2012

Service delivery: DA, Zuma lumped together

Cape Town councillor Andile Lili says that South Africa’s poor have been failed by officials across the board.

By Glynis Underhill
Battle of e-tolls arrives at ConCourt
Article
/ 14 August 2012

Battle of e-tolls arrives at ConCourt

The fight to prevent Sanral’s e-tolling system from being rolled out on Gauteng’s freeways starts at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Madonsela: Attendance at DA event ‘a principled move’
Article
/ 13 August 2012

Madonsela: Attendance at DA event ‘a principled move’

Public protector Thuli Madonsela has been unfazed by criticism of her attendance of a Women’s Day event organised by the Democratic Alliance.

By Jonisayi Maromo
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