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Maimane calls on Federal Council members to focus on DA’s future growth
The DA’s Federal Council is being described as a watershed moment even by party members.
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Battle for DA's future: Who will succeed James Selfe as fedco chair?
The two factions within the party are represented through the main contenders for the position of federal council chair, Helen Zille and Athol Trollip.
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DA Federal Council chair candidates not helping party deal with issues: analyst
Former party leader Helen Zille and Athol Trollip are front-runners for the post in a field that also includes Thomas Walters and Mike Waters.
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ANALYSIS: A turbulent transition: The DA faces a rocky future
Because it's a blend of political influences, the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the Democratic Alliance.
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DA fedco chair candidates barred from going at each other in public
The party’s presiding officer Desiree van der Walt says she wrote to candidates on Tuesday requesting them to refrain from doing media interviews.
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Trollip on Maimane's leadership: No calls for early congress yet
Former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip offered his thoughts on Mmusi Maimame amid calls for him to step down.
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Madikizela: DA delegates won't be forced to vote for particular chair candidate
The powerful position of federal chairperson is up for grabs later this month when the party will vote in a replacement for the long-serving James Selfe.
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Trollip confident he'll beat Zille in DA Federal Council chair contest
The four-way contest for the key position pits Athol Trollip against Helen Zille, as well as MPs Thomas Walters and Mike Waters.
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No dirty campaigning, DA federal council chair candidates warned
The country’s second-biggest party will choose a new chairperson of its federal council in Johannesburg on 20 October, to replace the long-standing incumbent, veteran MP James Selfe.
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Trollip on why the DA is 'so focused' on the ANC
Following the DA's Federal Council meeting this weekend the opposition party accepted that it concentrates a lot on the ANC.
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DA denies Helen Zille's claims on election campaign to win over black voters
The DA has denied claims by Zille that she was publicly shunned by the party in their election campaign in an effort to gain black voters.
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Politics Sphithiphithi: What will happen to Maimane? Live with the DA's Trollip
The DA's federal executive council chair says he doesn't know who in the DA want Mmusi Maimane to no longer lead the party, which has seen stagnated support this elections.
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Andile Lungisa 'doesn't qualify' to be councillor due to assault conviction
The controversial Nelson Mandela Bay councillor was ordered by the ANC to step down from the mayoral committee, but he refused.
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High Court to rule on Trollip's removal as NMB mayor
At the end of last month, Athol Trollip was voted out in a motion of no confidence tabled by the Economic Freedom Fighters.
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Trollip & Bobani confident of victory in legal battle over NMB mayor's position
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken the council's decision to oust Trollip on judicial review, arguing that the move was procedurally flawed.
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DA argues why Trollip should be reinstated as NMB mayor
The party is challenging Trollip's removal in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday after he was voted out through a motion of no confidence last month.
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DA, new NMB coalition govt to face off in court over no-confidence vote
The party is challenging the outcomes of last month's council meeting that resulted in Athol Trollip being sacked.
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City manager instructs staff at Nelson Mandela Bay to resist interference
Barely a week at the helm of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and these bosses have already allegedly been interfering in jobs and tenders.
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Axed NMB mayor Trollip says belongings moved while he was in CT
Athol Trollip and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are challenging the outcome of a council meeting that saw him being kicked out in motion of no confidence last week.
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Trollip taking calls from residents as mayor
Athol Trollip was voted out in a motion of no confidence on Monday without the DA caucus present, and the DA has since filed court papers challenging the ousting.
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[OPINION] Unholy alliance to no good end
Judith February says that the unholy alliance between the ANC, EFF and UDM that led to the removal of the DA's Athol Trollip as mayor will see the citizens of Nelson Mandela Bay suffer further at the hands of an inept government.
