There were no winners in the clashes in Jo’burg on Tuesday. But the main protagonists at least balanced out their losses, unlike the ANC and police.
The M&G’s Phillip de Wet takes us through the possible consequences of the DA’s violent march to Cosatu House.
Violence erupted when Cosatu would not allow the DA to approach their offices in Braamfontein during their march for youth wage subsidies.
The DA says it will take legal action against Cosatu leaders for what it calls intimidation, incitement of violence and holding an illegal gathering.
The M&G’s Nickolaus Bauer became the man of the moment at the Democratic Alliance’s march to Cosatu House in Jo’burg. Here’s how the drama unfolded:
Helen Zille must honour her promise to resign should wrongdoing be found in the W Cape communications tender, says the Christian Democratic Party.
The ANC has asked the Democratic Alliance to abandon its "mind-boggling" decision to march on Cosatu’s head office in the Johannesburg city centre.
Unions, the ANCYL and YCL have vowed to disrupt a DA-led march on Cosatu’s headquarters, warning it will mark the beginning of "open class warfare".
Thuli Madonsela says a multimillion-rand Western Cape tender is unlawful and must be terminated, in a report premier Helen Zille has vowed to contest.
Speaking out against the planned Protection of State Information Bill the DA has said the Bill will rob South Africans of the freedom they had won.
The Democratic Alliance says the public protector has agreed to consider its request for a probe into the Gauteng e-tolling contracts.
The Democratic Alliance is pushing for Sanral to disclose the names of all 33 sub-contractors involved in collection of e-tolls on Gauteng highways.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille denies trying to recruit Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi to her party.
Numsa General Secretary Irvin Jim has warned the DA and "white capitalist class" that "if they now want direct confrontation, they will get it".
Under its leader Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance has changed into a diverse and believable brand, capable of winning votes.
While the ruling party has lauded workers for sustaining the economy, the DA has taken a swipe at Cosatu for the country’s unemployment rate.
The remission of sentences announced by Jacob Zuma is a slap in the face for crime victims and their families, the DA has said in a statement.
The Democratic Alliance needs to realise that people do not vote with their heads but with their hearts, says <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>.
DA leader Helen Zille has apologised for referring to Eastern Cape pupils who had flocking to the Western Cape as "refugees".
The Democratic Alliance’s senior party leaders have continued to question Helen Zille’s failure to apologise clearly for her "refugee" comment.
Criminal charges have been laid against a Sadtu official accused of trying to run over DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko with a car.
Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi says the centralisation of government departments’ advertising was not new and has been happening since June 2011.
A disgruntled teacher in the Eastern Cape has apparently tried to run over Lindiwe Mazibuko with her car for "wasting" children’s time.
The NPA have announced it will hand over the "reduced record" of the documents involved in dropping corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
Opposition parties have blasted crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, with the DA calling for his suspension.
The Democratic Alliance has accused the South African National Road Agency Limited of trying to duck legal action over the e-tolling system.
Helen Zille has said that the DA should be the leaders of a “second liberation struggle” in the Eastern Cape to free the province from corruption.
Western Cape politician Dan Plato has accused the ANC of plotting with gangs to destabilise the province in a bid to wrestle control from the DA.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille needs to rethink her twitter strategy, says <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.
Media lawyer says info Bill could’ve meant jail for the journalists who reported on suspended police boss Bheki Cele’s signing off a dodgy tender.
Members of the DA Youth have staged a sit-in outside the Constitutional Court to protest what they deemed an "assault" on the Constitution.
The Democratic Alliance says it wants to keep politics out the Kya Sand protests, which might have been renewed because of housing problems.