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ANC and DA contemplate end of days
Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil
Ambassador to US: Washington can wait for pragmatic Ramaphosa
The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party
Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros
Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process
Talks hit the rough over cabinet seats
Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU
Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
The USA, Maimane and the DA: How Mmusi Maimane’s plan to change the DA fell apart
An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
Steenhuisen hints at Maimane’s exit hurting the DA at the polls
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
Addicted to Twitter outrage
The Democratic Alliance is a cue for Twitter fury, but this diminishes intelligent political debate
The race elephant lurking in the DA’s ‘laboratory’
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…
Mad scientists in DA unleash racial distrust
The party has alienated the black electorate by failing to silence the racism in its ranks
Ntuli joins the race to ‘save the DA’
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’
Old and young face off in DA battle
With an internal election weeks away, and increasing leaks and public fights, the party is trying to find a way forward
Transformation strides put DA at a crossroads
The Democratic Alliance will either splinter or it will unite and reflect South Africa’s diversity
Tribute: A brave, ‘activist’ judge
In numerous civil and criminal cases, Ramon Leon gave exemplary judgments and was noted for his wisdom, fairness and justice