Democratic alliance
R200k reward for info on killing of DA uMngeni municipality chief whip
Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, who is the party's chief whip in the uMngeni Local Municipality, was fatally shot at his home on the evening of 05 December 2023.
The police have confirmed to Eyewitness News that they’re investigating a case of murder after the Democratic Alliance's chief whip in uMngeni Local Municipality, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, was shot and killed at his home in Mpophomeni on Tuesday.
DA chief whip Siviwe Gwarube said the executive abused its powers and evaded parliamentary scrutiny during the lockdown. The party is still challenging the Disaster Management Act in court.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa has no obligation to publicise the assessments, adding that they don't want them to be used by opposition parties to score political points or ‘embarrass’ Cabinet ministers.
The premier hopeful has faced homophobic comments made against him since the announcement of his candidature, including from the KwaZulu-Natal ANCYL and former DA MP Graham McIntosh.
The position was up for grabs after Colleen Makhubele who had been occupying the post was fired from her party Congress of the People last week.
The ANC this week received backlash over the use of the deputy chief justice's image on a party poster about transformation, without her consent.
DA chief whip Siviwe Gwarube was out with the party’s Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, in Cape Town on Saturday to drum up support for the party and to encourage young people to register to vote.
The DA leader cited water and electricity outages, as well as the high crime rate, as reasons why South Africans should use this weekend to prepare for the 2024 general elections.
The DA said it is closing the gap in voter support between itself and the ANC, with the opposition's internal polls indicating there is now just a seven percentage point difference between the two.
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) student was attacked by a now-suspended University of the Western Cape (UWC) student known to her at the private off-campus residence in Belhar over the weekend.
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Statistics South Africa shows that the country’s unemployment rate has decreased by 0.7%, bringing it down to 31.9% compared to Q2.
The DA MP made disparaging comments about Gcaleka during a Parliamentary debate about her appointment as Public Protector, alleging she rose through the ranks of the NPA by having a ‘close’ relationship with its former head.
The DA said on Wednesday, it would visit the private residence where the student was assaulted over the weekend, despite CPUT's refusal. The institution said it's focused on supporting the victim, not entertaining "thinly veiled attempts" at politicking.
The DA flagged that some of the companies that the Gauteng Department of Health contracted to secure food from its Limpopo counterpart were not registered to supply food.
The infrastructure MEC was elected at the party’s provincial conference held in Cape Town on Saturday. He was up against the party's former provincial leader and housing MEC, Bonginkosi Madikizela.
The partners, fresh off another head-to-head over the workers' strike in Tshwane, are vying for control of Centurion's Ward 63.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg declared the appointment of city manager Floyd Brink unconstitutional and unlawful, following the DA's bid in this regard.
Ghaleb Cachalia found himself outside the party this week, following his post on X that Israel was committing genocide against the people of Palestine.