But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
Well-known South Africans, including Trevor Noah, Siya Kolisi and John Steenhuisen, have lost their check mark as Elon Musk pushes for Twitter Blue
While the pact is a clear outlining of political strategy by the opposition party, whether it is successful can only be determined as we get closer to 2024
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
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Re-elected leader calls for ‘moonshot pact’ with other political parties to oust the ANC and keep the EFF out by securing a 51% coalition in next year’s election
The anonymous message called the incumbent opposition leader a liar who was unable to increase voter share to beat the ANC in next year’s national election
The Democratic Alliance needs a winning mentality to recognise that more than a strong party is needed to build a better future for South Africa
Nearly 2 000 delegates will vote in a new leadership to take the party into the 2024 elections
Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?
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Party insiders worry that Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has centralised powers as the party has not had a chief executive for two years
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The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts
The Democratic Alliance leader has dismissed claims by his challenger, Mpho Phalatse, that a climate of fear exists in the party
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The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house
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Incumbent DA leader takes legal steps after former Johannesburg mayor’s campaign manager allegedly reported that he used donor funding for his benefit
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The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
The party said parliament’s oversight mechanisms and the appointment of an electricity minister were good enough to deal with Eskom issues
The former deputy president has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance leader, who accused him of being involved in Eskom corruption
The party’s Tshwane metro contingent appears to have been asleep during councillor induction
The party releases list of candidates vying for leadership positions, with Phenyane nominated for all six posts with Zille expected to be re-elected as matriarch
The party says the committee should have the power to summons witnesses
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DA calls former Eskom chief executive De Ruyter ‘brave’, thanks him for his service
Current chairperson hopes to take over from Nqaba Bhanga when the DA elects provincial leaders – and to deliver an upset in the 2024 election
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The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
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An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident
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Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
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DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
Embattled mayor had been under pressure over the city’s adverse audit opinion in 2021-2022
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
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The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
The former mayor says the ‘culture of fear’ in the party needs to be dealt with and it needs to be more honest about its links with the EFF
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Candidates vying for top positions in the DA will undergo rigorous vetting including audits of their financial records