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
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
The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
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
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
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
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
Candidates vying for top positions in the DA will undergo rigorous vetting including audits of their financial records
The brethren in blue took to Jozi’s streets in protest over power, galvanising and uniting the coms behind their leader
Youth league members prevented the Democratic Alliance from delivering its memorandum to Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarter
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
Food prices are too high for some households to bear but more targeted relief might have a greater impact
The president told MPs he reported the matter to a police general who would have to explain what happened
The finance minister is not the first politician to get into hot water over claims of sexual misconduct
Messages between ActionSA and DA federal council chair Helen Zille suggest that the blue party has made attempts for an alliance with the EFF since January
Monarchy tussles may disrupt my football but at least the rules for the ANC’s national games have been set
The head of state is in for a heated weekend — De Ruyter permitting — when the ANC holds it national policy conference
The chief justice said the delay of almost a week was caused by fact-checking the fifth and final chapter of his report
The president faces investigations from SARS and the Reserve Bank on top of charges laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser
Joe Biden might have been the butt of Trevor Noah’s jokes, but he had a better weekend than his counterpart here in South Africa
There is a ‘palpable tension and brittleness in the air,’says DA leader John Steenhuisen as he visits war-stricken Ukraine
Opposition party members pulled no punches as they placed doubt on whether millions in funds which the government will release will reach the intended victims of the flood
The DA youth leader says he wants to focus on groundwork as the Democratic Alliance looks towards the 2024 general elections
But opposition MPs spoke eloquently to popular discomfort with a ruling collective that includes ministers fingered for corruption
The former DA leader hopeful, Mbali Ntuli, says she is leaving the party on her own terms
The Democratic Alliance needs to realistically assess how it can support LGBTQIA+ people, particularly if it wants to claim to help this community