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Democratic Alliance

Who is the opposition now?
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Who is the opposition now?

Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules

By Emsie Ferreira
Gauteng legislature elects ANC deputy speaker after Democratic Alliance rejection
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Gauteng legislature elects ANC deputy speaker after Democratic Alliance rejection

The ANC has re-elected Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela as deputy speaker after the Democratic Alliance’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe resigned

By Mandisa Nyathi
Editorial: ANC lacked the courage to keep Hlophe off the JSC
Editorial
/ 11 July 2024

Editorial: ANC lacked the courage to keep Hlophe off the JSC

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour

By Editorial
MK party reinstates Arthur Zwane a week after his ‘resignation’
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

MK party reinstates Arthur Zwane a week after his ‘resignation’

Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business

By Mandisa Nyathi
Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa
National
/ 10 July 2024

Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa

The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC

By Emsie Ferreira
GNU negotiations: Baby steps towards a brighter future
Opinion
/ 10 July 2024

GNU negotiations: Baby steps towards a brighter future

The negotiations around the formation of the government of national unity showed that South Africans can work together, despite differences

By Ian Siebörger
DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees
National
/ 10 July 2024

DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees

ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance

By Emsie Ferreira
National Assembly appoints impeached John Hlophe to Judicial Service Commission
National
/ 9 July 2024

National Assembly appoints impeached John Hlophe to Judicial Service Commission

The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC

By Emsie Ferreira
Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros
Opinion
/ 8 July 2024

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process

By Khaya Koko
Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission
National
/ 8 July 2024

Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission

Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work

By Paddy Harper
ATM to forge ahead with vote rigging case, despite MK party dumping it ‘for now’
Politics
/ 5 July 2024

ATM to forge ahead with vote rigging case, despite MK party dumping it ‘for now’

ATM president Vuyo Zungula said the party’s case was not dependent on another organisation and it was waiting for a court date

By Lunga Mzangwe
Compromise and creativity allow Ramaphosa to keep defeated ANC in power
Politics
/ 5 July 2024

Compromise and creativity allow Ramaphosa to keep defeated ANC in power

The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
Gauteng: Five years of coalition confusion
Editorial
/ 5 July 2024

Gauteng: Five years of coalition confusion

Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions

By Editorial
New Gauteng government vulnerable without an outright majority
Politics
/ 4 July 2024

New Gauteng government vulnerable without an outright majority

But there is solace in the fact that the Economic Freedom Fighters and the uMkhonto weSizwe party are unlikely to ever agree with the Democratic Alliance

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
GNU: Will we work together this time?
Opinion
/ 4 July 2024

GNU: Will we work together this time?

When a unity government was being formed in the 1990s there was suspicion and mistrust

By Donovan E Williams
I’m focusing on the just transition, says new environment minister Dion George
The Green Guardian
/ 3 July 2024

I’m focusing on the just transition, says new environment minister Dion George

The Democratic Alliance’s George, who replaces Barbara Creecy, has commended the work of his predecessor

By Sheree Bega
Zille: DA to consider running all Gauteng municipalities with ANC if they agree on government of provincial unity
Politics
/ 2 July 2024

Zille: DA to consider running all Gauteng municipalities with ANC if they agree on government of provincial unity

The Democratic Alliance federal council chair said if the ANC in Gauteng did not want to work with her party, it should say so

By Lunga Mzangwe
Gauteng Premier Lesufi delays executive council announcement amid DA-ANC standoff
Politics
/ 2 July 2024

Gauteng Premier Lesufi delays executive council announcement amid DA-ANC standoff

The ANC accuses the Democratic Alliance of bullying, while the latter in turn has criticised the ANC’s negotiation tactics

By Mandisa Nyathi and Lunga Mzangwe
Steenhuisen: South Africans created GNU, not politicians and political parties
Politics
/ 1 July 2024

Steenhuisen: South Africans created GNU, not politicians and political parties

The DA leader said the unity government would pave the way for his party and the ANC to start delivering for South Africans

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa to announce cabinet at 9pm on Sunday
Politics
/ 30 June 2024

Ramaphosa to announce cabinet at 9pm on Sunday

The president has made plain his impatience to lock down a deal and name his new executive

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa may make space in cabinet for smaller parties
Politics
/ 29 June 2024

Ramaphosa may make space in cabinet for smaller parties

The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.

By Emsie Ferreira
It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU
Columns
/ 28 June 2024

It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU

Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others

By Paddy Harper
GNU talks down to the wire as parties deadlock on key portfolio
Article
/ 28 June 2024

GNU talks down to the wire as parties deadlock on key portfolio

Negotiations have involved who will get what, and how many portfolios, in the new cabinet

By Emsie Ferreira and Lunga Mzangwe
New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly
Editorial
/ 28 June 2024

New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly

It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn

By Editorial
ANC’s Kubayi says DA cabinet demands are ‘unlawful’
Politics
/ 27 June 2024

ANC’s Kubayi says DA cabinet demands are ‘unlawful’

The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general

By Lunga Mzangwe
EFF scrambles to retain some power in Gauteng
Politics
/ 27 June 2024

EFF scrambles to retain some power in Gauteng

The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact

By Mandisa Nyathi
Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate
Columns
/ 26 June 2024

Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate

The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy

By Sarah Smit
John Hlophe says MK party regards itself as new official opposition, aims to abolish private land ownership
Politics
/ 25 June 2024

John Hlophe says MK party regards itself as new official opposition, aims to abolish private land ownership

The former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land

By Emsie Ferreira
Economic reforms still a priority amid GNU uncertainty
Business
/ 25 June 2024

Economic reforms still a priority amid GNU uncertainty

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive

By Sarah Smit
Democratic Alliance wants 12 cabinet posts or no GNU deal
Politics
/ 25 June 2024

Democratic Alliance wants 12 cabinet posts or no GNU deal

The opposition party has rejected the ANC’s offer of six ministerial positions in the government of national unity

By Mandisa Nyathi
Tentative progress towards GNU government deal
Politics
/ 25 June 2024

Tentative progress towards GNU government deal

Talks are ongoing but there is movement towards breaking a deadlock between the ANC and DA, sources said

By Emsie Ferreira
Panyaza Lesufi to announce Gauteng cabinet in 48 hours
Politics
/ 24 June 2024

Panyaza Lesufi to announce Gauteng cabinet in 48 hours

The Democratic Alliance was apparently annoyed that Lesufi did not consult the party before his aborted cabinet announcement on Sunday

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
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