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DA asks govt to come clean on electricity exports to other countries
The DA's public enterprises shadow minister Galeb Cachalia said he's written to ministers Pravin Gordhan and Gwede Mantashe asking them exactly how much...
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DA: Eskom is unable to solve the power crisis
DA public enterprises spokesperson Ghaleb Cachalia said the entity’s old generation fleet was on “life support” and was constantly tripping, resulting in power outages being announced at short notice.
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DA blames govt for spate of attacks on migrants
The party gave its position on migration and xenophobia in the country, saying that the government made out migrants to be feared and not viewed as contributing members of society who help with job creation.
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John Steenhuisen: Would you vote for him?
Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance interim leader and leadership candidate John Steenhuisen on a range of topics.
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Tshwane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa’s 30-day special leave withdrawn
A motion of no confidence was also planned for Thursday afternoon but was delayed.
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DA places Stevens Mokgalapa on special leave over 'sex scandal'
The mayor was placed on special leave after a meeting with his party on Monday, which discussed the allegations against him and his MMC for Roads and Infrastructure Sheila Senkubuge.
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On Joburg and Tshwane metros DA says, ‘We won’t just let go’
The DA's comments follow on an announcement by the EFF this week that it would field its own candidate for the position in the City of Johannesburg.
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EFF will field own mayoral candidate for City of Joburg – Malema
The EFF leader said the party wasn’t in talks with other political parties represented in council, particularly the DA and ANC.
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Reports: The face of the new DA leadership set to be all white
The publication said supporters of new federal chair Helen Zille are planning a clean sweep as it grapples with a leaderless organisation.
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Troubled Maimane not quite out of the woods as DA leader
Days after he was cleared of wrongdoing in the Steinhoff car donation matter, Tony Leon has submitted report into the party leadership and its poor performance at the polls.
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'We represent the future' - EFF labels ANC, DA parties of the past
"The DA is a party of white people who are hankering for apartheid. The ANC is a party of history and all those things don’t matter to young people," said the EFF's Dali Mpofu.
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ANC WC to protest outside legislature during Zille’s Sopa
ANC's provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs says Zille's last Sopa will be a whitewash of her 10-year term in government.
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Mayor Plato on CT's challenges and tackling them head on
Since taking office just over a month ago, Mayor Dan Plato says he's been going door-to-door in communities across the city to find out what their concerns are.
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DA reports Floyd Shivambu to ethics committee over alleged link to VBS scandal
The DA says the red berets have always claimed to be fighting for the poor yet the looting of VBS Bank has led to the suffering of many vulnerable South Africans.
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DA to reveal its 2019 election team
Hundreds of supporters have gathered at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg for the announcement.
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MPs demand to see written submissions on land expropriation
Democratic Alliance MP Glynnis Breytenbach says her party has every intention of reading each and every one of the more than 780,000 written submissions.
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DA protests TUT student's killing allegedly at hands of police
The DA's Natasha Mazzone, who was part of the picket today, says police should invest in crowd control training to avoid such incidents from occurring again.
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Police: DA councillor Meyer not targeted in Mossel Bay shooting
Police say a gunshot was fired outside Erica Meyer’s house on Sunday, hitting her home.
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[WATCH] Maimane delivers municipalities update
DA leader Mmusi Maimane updated media on strides made since the party took over governance in certain municipalities.
