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.
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DA suspends Chris Pappas' KZN campaign for premier post
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.
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DA's cites lax executive as 'sixth Parliament's biggest failure'
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.
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Presidency defends move to keep ministers' performance appraisals under wraps
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.
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DA’s Pappas dismisses homophobic comments amid campaign to be next KZN Premier
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.
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Margaret Arnolds elected City of Joburg's council speaker
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.
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DA calls on ANC to 'exhibit maturity in marketing efforts' after Maya image use
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.
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DA on 2024: Retain WC, coalition in KZN, GP 'but crucially, bring ANC below 50%'
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.
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State of SA reason enough for people to come out & register to vote: Steenhuisen
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.
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Voter gap between DA & ANC ahead of 2024 polls ‘has never been so close’: Zille
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.
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CPUT blocks DA from doing oversight visit at residence after campus stabbing
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.
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Despite dip, unemployment rate highlights govt failure to create more jobs - DA
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.
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Gcaleka says Breytenbach's remarks on her character 'unfortunate'
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.
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DA to conduct parliamentary oversight visit at CPUT student assault scene
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.
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DA wants GP Health contracts to get food for its hospitals from Limpopo probed
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.
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Tertuis Simmers elected DA Western Cape's new leader
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.
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ActionSA going head-to-head with coalition partner DA in Centurion by-election
The partners, fresh off another head-to-head over the workers' strike in Tshwane, are vying for control of Centurion's Ward 63.
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DA calls for 'dissolution' of City of Joburg council to bring 'stability'
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.
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DA's axed Cachalia committed to party but 'will always speak truth to power'
Ghaleb Cachalia found himself outside the party this week, following his post on X that Israel was committing genocide against the people of Palestine.
