Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?
/ 5 January 2024

Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?

The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties

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Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’
/ 10 October 2023

Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

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Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024
/ 20 February 2023

Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024

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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Schweizer-Reneke saga comes back to bite DA leaders
/ 19 February 2023

Schweizer-Reneke saga comes back to bite DA leaders

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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Mpho Phalatse plans to continue Mmusi Maimane’s vision, if elected DA leader
/ 8 February 2023

Mpho Phalatse plans to continue Mmusi Maimane’s vision, if elected DA leader

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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Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding
/ 16 January 2023

Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding

Opposition parties and other organisations aim to take Eskom to court over the crippling power cuts

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DA youth leader Luyolo Mpithi resigns – but not from the party
/ 4 April 2022

DA youth leader Luyolo Mpithi resigns – but not from the party

The DA youth leader says he wants to focus on groundwork as the Democratic Alliance looks towards the 2024 general elections

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Independents’ gains in local government polls signal ‘success’
/ 14 November 2021

Independents’ gains in local government polls signal ‘success’

Small players’ voices were heard in many provinces where they will form part of coalition governments

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Poll snippets you may have missed
/ 4 November 2021

Poll snippets you may have missed

The M&G Political Team reminds you of how the voters showed that there are many surprises in any election

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Steenhuisen under pressure as DA gets buyer’s remorse
/ 1 November 2021

Steenhuisen under pressure as DA gets buyer’s remorse

A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps

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ANC faces toughest poll test of the democratic era
/ 31 October 2021

ANC faces toughest poll test of the democratic era

It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia

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Elections 2021: Where will fed-up voters make their mark?
/ 28 October 2021

Elections 2021: Where will fed-up voters make their mark?

Trust in big political parties is dwindling but that’s not necessarily a win for everybody else

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Khaya Koko: John Steenhuisen, please take a knee
/ 27 October 2021

Khaya Koko: John Steenhuisen, please take a knee

The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph

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The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling
/ 16 October 2021

The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling

The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections

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