The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane
The M&G Political Team reminds you of how the voters showed that there are many surprises in any election
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps
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
South African youths are as disengaged politically as their international siblings. To change this, youth need to be represented as party candidates and employed in local municipalities
Trust in big political parties is dwindling but that’s not necessarily a win for everybody else
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
Journalists Emsie Ferreira and Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mmusi Maimane, Paul Berkowitz and Narend Singh about the state of the opposition
The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections
Opposition leaders hit out at ANC over social media fracas, saying residents of Enoch Mgijima municipality deserve better
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.
The Democratic Alliance is a cue for Twitter fury, but this diminishes intelligent political debate
Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account
The party has alienated the black electorate by failing to silence the racism in its ranks
Parties forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’ as ANC’s anti-corruption drive delivers dividends
John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli both acknowledged the problems faced by the party over the past year, with each of them offering their own leadership vision.
The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference
Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship
Gauteng chairperson, Mike Moriarty, says the party needs stability, not controversy, at its helm
The presidential election is a rerun of last year’s Mvote, which was overturned by the top court
The official opposition party in South Africa was expected to hold its key policy conference in April to outline important strategic interventions to undo the party’s downward electoral slide
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
‘If you want a guarantee buy a toaster. This is politics’
The former DA leader says his new political movement can bring change to South Africa
KZN MPL’s letter to members says the DA is in ‘permanent damage control’ and she won’t watch as the party ‘disappears into oblivion’
The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre