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/ 28 October 2011
Interesting week, this, as the much-maligned media became the stage on which the big men of our politics flexed their muscles.
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/ 28 October 2011
The mini-budget revealed that President Jacob Zuma’s hotline will receive R16.2-million to add to the R23.5-million already spent on the project.
An excited Lindiwe Mazibuko has given hints for the party’s future as she won a hard election to lead DA parliamentary caucus.
Democratic Alliance spokesperson Lindiwe Mazibuko has been elected as the party’s leader in Parliament, ousting incumbent Athol Trollip.
The DA says a public works official is "taking the fall" for Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde on renovations to Jacob Zuma’s home.
The Democratic Alliance wants the proposed toll tariffs on Gauteng’s highways to be halved or scrapped completely.
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/ 21 October 2011
Despite Athol Trollip’s experience, Lindiwe Mazibuko’s approach to the political discourse counts in her favour, says <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>.
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/ 18 October 2011
A row between Sadtu and the DA is brewing over a Bill that seeks to limit the striking rights of teachers.
The Democratic Alliance has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to appoint a task team to look into the Gauteng tolling system.
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/ 14 October 2011
SA wants to know whether the DA is genuine in its support for Lindiwe Mazibuko as parliamentary leader or whether this just a publicity stunt.
Gauteng Legislature speaker Lindiwe Maseko has cancelled a debate on toll roads scheduled for this week because the ANC is divided on the issue.
Patricia de Lille has backed Lindiwe Mazibuko’s candidacy as leader of the Democratic Alliance in Parliament.
The young parliamentary backbencher, Lindiwe Mazibuko, is vying for the DA’s second most powerful position.
The <i>M&G</i> speaks to the DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko about her decision to run for the party’s parliamentary leadership.
The DA’s national spokesperson, Lindiwe Mazibuko, says she will stand against Athol Trollip in seeking the leadership of the party in Parliament.
The presidency is "not aware" of plans to suspend police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele, a spokesperson said on Sunday.
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/ 21 September 2011
The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies says the green paper on land reform isn’t unconstitutional, but it is "vague and insubstantial".
The DA wants International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to pay back R235 000 she spent on chartering a private jet.
The DA will ask the Inspector General to probe whether President Jacob Zuma approved the use of spooks to monitor the activities of his opponents.
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/ 16 September 2011
A R250 000 overseas jaunt by Mbombela municipal mayor Cathy Dlamini and others has come under heavy fire from the Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga.
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/ 12 September 2011
Until government has completed an audit of what land it owns and in what condition it is in, land reform will be seriously compromised, says the DA.
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/ 12 September 2011
Another 49 306 jobs were lost in August, the fourth consecutive monthly decline, while only government created jobs, an employment index has shown.
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/ 12 September 2011
The DA said it wanted Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to intervene in what it calls a "Cabinet-level cover-up" of wasteful hotel expenditure.
Again, students will bear the brunt of changes that have not been properly considered.
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/ 1 September 2011
The Right 2 Know campaign says the Protection of Information Bill remains a threat to freedom and transparency, and should be scrapped and redrafted.
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/ 1 September 2011
The political world was rocked by the news that Julius "Sello Vie" Malema is set to join the Democratic Alliance, writes <b>Chris Roper</b>.
Opposition parties has urged the ANC to remove a provision from the "secrecy" Bill that allows intelligence spies to classify any part of their work.
Jacob Zuma does not hold any personal or financial interest, in any business or corporate entity, his spokesperson Mac Maharaj says.
A war of words erupted between the DA and the government over ministers’ perceived failure to answer parliamentary questions.
Parties have accused the ANC of seeking to use clause 18 of the Protection of Information Bill to force journalists to reveal their sources.
As striking municipal workers laid waste to central Cape Town, the DA renewed calls for legislation to ensure that unions are held responsible.
The public protector must probe the R3.25m spent to maintain Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane’s official residence, the DA said on Thursday.