During her final meeting of the Cape Town city council as mayor, Patricia de Lille pulled no punches, accusing the DA of racism and threatening legal action.
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With Patricia de Lille having resigned as mayor, a number of DA hopefuls have come forward to vie for the mayoral position. Here are the candidates.
With the ANC and the EFF set to join forces to oust Tshwane executive mayor Solly Msimanga, his goose looked cooked. The DA had a secret weapon.
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The battle is over – following a series of discussions, the DA has decided that it would withdraw its motion against the Patricia de Lille.
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The Western Cape has been under DA governance for a while now, but the latest poll numbers show that they should take nothing for granted.
This just in: Patricia De Lille has been axed from the Democratic Alliance, and is no longer the mayor of Cape Town.
Another day, another South African political battle that has little to do with serving the people. Now we wait and watch as the DA and ANC battle it out for control.
The City’s mayor finds herself embroiled in a serious mess, the DA tearing itself apart trying to deal with what comes next. How exactly did it all come to this?
As South Africa’s economy continues to decline at a rapid rate, Mmusi Maimane has suggested six simple actions that the government can undertake to fix it.
As corruption continues to rears its ugly head at the very top of SA’s political food chain, there’s some suspicious activity going on at a provincial level, too.
Helen Zille’s Tuesday apology was more than just a career politician dropping her ideological argument. She was finally submitting to Maimane’s leadership.
The DA sat down for a media conference this morning, during which Heln Zille apologised for her controversial tweets and faced the music.
The City has proposed a statue to honour Madiba’s historic Cape Town speech, but some aren’t happy with the plans.
In three council meetings throughout South Africa, the ANC launched what the DA is calling a coordinated attack, some being a lot more violent than others.
The DA is taking the ANC to court over their decision to leave the ICC – a decision that is going to be detrimental not only to SA, but to Africa as well.
It seems the DA and the ANC have different outlooks on presidential spending, something Mmusi made clear with today’s announcement.
If you thought you were going to see grace in defeat it appears you’re wrong, with allegations that the ANC are involved in sabotage doing the rounds.
It’s a new dawn for political governance in Jozi, and Herman Mashaba has quite a job lying ahead of him. Here’s how he plans to tackle the task.
After being hotly contested it was the DA (with a little help from their friends) that managed to secure control of Tshwane. Time to crack the whip.
John Steenhuisen always enjoys his time in the National Assembly, and his sharp-tongued attacks are quickly becoming the stuff of legends.
The DA’s rise to governance in the local elections has caused a bit of a stir in some wards, and certain people are not reacting well.
South Africa has managed to change the name of streets and cities, but could the national anthem ever be contested?
The DA has rapidly gained ground this election cycle, and seized control of certain areas. That has come at a serious cost, though.
Our local elections sure did keep things interesting right through to the end, but now attention has turned to coalition talk. Here’s the latest.
Mmusi has risen as a real national role player in South African politics, and his party is a force to be reckoned with, according to Max du Preez,
The DA really grated a few people with their seemingly endless SMS and robocall campaign – but where did they get your number from, and how do you stop it?
Mmusi and others are calling this the most important election since 1994, and when you consider the far-reaching implications you can see why.