David Mabuza is celebrated for his integrity, refusal to support the Guptas, and service to South Africa and Mpumalanga.

The DA said the briefing will be addressed by the party’s federal leader, John Steenhuisen, federal chairperson Dr Ivan Meyer, federal council chairperson Helen Zille and national spokespersons ...

The DA leader asks whether the breakaway is planning to get back into bed with the ANC So much for the "divorce papers" which Mosiuoa Lekota served on the ANC last year: the marriage has barely been ...

The National Planning Commission's National Development Plan (NDP) points to an emerging consensus at the non-racial, progressive centre of South African politics. The developing policy coherence on ...

In this most complex of debates, there is an emerging consensus on some key issues. Firstly, everyone agrees that the reason people move to cities is to secure an income, not a house. Indeed, many ...

Gayton McKenzie has clapped back at Helen Zille’s insinuations that he “bribes” voters of his political party, the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader reacted ...

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South Africa’s African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance will be taking each other on in next year’s local government elections in a last-ditch bid to save Johannesburg from further ...

Cyril Ramaphosa has sacked the Andrew Whitfield as deputy minister. Helen Zille has subsequently called a DA Federal Executive meeting.

This newsletter is a little longer than usual because it includes examples and anecdotes illustrating just how serious the threat to media freedom in South Africa has become. With only a fraction of ...

Note to editors: This is an extract of a speech delivered by DA Leader Helen Zille in Lindelani, KwaZulu-Natal today Colleagues, friends and fellow democrats: I have been deeply moved by my visit to ...