Smith said the motion against him doesn’t have anything to do with issues playing out in the party’s leadership, but over disagreements in the Cape DA
Who is behind moves to oust the Democratic Alliance leader is not clear. Why there appears to be an anti-Maimane campaign is easier to answer
Data collection, R1-billion in funding, behavioural change and investigators: This is how the Western Cape is trying to deal with violent crime
With nominations opening this month, the contest for the Democratic Alliance’s second-in-command is heating up
‘Getting retrenched opened up a lot of doors for me’
Police Minister Bheki Cele made good on his week-old promise to send the SANDF to the Cape Flats to secure the area
Last week Police Minister Bheki Cele announced that President Ramaphosa had approved the deployment of military personnel to parts of Cape Town
Moving towards militarised policing in South Africa could prove to be a deadly mistake
Volunteers call for an independent police manager and soldiers to help stop Western Cape murders
Yusuf Daniels, a former auctioneer, describes himself as someone who became an author by mistake
Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit
"I wonder why Zille and her ilk find it okay to speak of “black privilege” a mere 25 years after black people got the vote without reparations."
Hazel Friedman digs into a SIU probe into 148 land reform projects, which found that a quarter were corrupt and millions of rands have disappeared
Authorities are accused of taking violent crime in the Western Cape’s rural areas more seriously than on the Cape Flats, writes Lester Kiewit
‘Policing keeps people safe. Without it, people in places like the Cape Flats are stuck in a state of chronic insecurity’
Displays of conspicuous frugality replace flashy inaugurations as leaders promise delivery
The appointment is a massive boost to De Lille who resigned from the DA in October last year
Luthuli House ‘comrades-in-farms’ — including former minister Gugile Nkwinti — appear to be profiting from farms earmarked for land redistribution
South Africa must adapt rapidly if it is to mitigate the negative effects of the low-carbon transition
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde was sworn in on Wednesday
The FF+ won just 1.57% of the vote in the Western Cape and should be allocated at least one seat in the provincial legislature
Despite worst-ever result in the province, the ANC sees a dip in DA support as a sign that it can take municipalities in 2021
Speaking at the Western Cape results centre, the DA’s Premier candidate Alan Winde says his party is not celebrating just yet
Police are monitoring morning protests in Khayelitsha, Siqalo, and Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route
Since Tuesday, there have been reports of unrest in volatile areas of Cape Town
The Democratic Alliance seems to be well on its way to retaining the province according to data released by the Institute of Race Relations
Our hearts belong with the revolution at home, say Sudanese exiles based in South Africa
And it is not only white conservatives who are donning the party’s green and orange colours
Trailblazing Stellenbosch
Helicopters, horseback, segway or on foot – the choice is yours
Court finds allocation of police resources in the Western Cape unfairly discriminated against black and poor people on the basis of race and poverty
‘I don’t feel safer knowing our military can blow algae to bits’