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Allegations of racism have dogged the DA. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Merging with an apartheid-era party has been the DA’s undoing

By joining forces with the New National Party, the DA set itself up from the start to bear the racism tag

  • John Davenport
4 min read
Former tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
ANC

Van Schalkwyk resigns from Parliament

Former tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has resigned from Parliament, a day after President Jacob Zuma’s new Cabinet was announced.

  • Andisiwe Makinana
4 min read
CAPE TOWN

ANC gets majority rule — in Morkel family

Thanks to floor-crossing, the African National Congress (ANC) has at last secured a clear two-thirds majority in the Morkel family. The decisive moment came on Wednesday when the…

  • Ben Maclennan
4 min read
CAPE TOWN

ANC set to benefit from floor-crossing

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is set to entrench its political dominance with a 15-day window period opening this week to allow elected officials to swap…

  • Mariette Le Roux
3 min read