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DA gives Dlamini 48 hours to report knowledge of corruption at Sassa
The party gave Bathabile Dlamini 48 hours to report her knowledge of corruption in the social grants debacle to police.
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Dlamini not off the hook for possible criminal charges despite resignation
The DA wanted former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini to be charged with perjury following her testimony at a court-appointed inquiry into her handling of the social grants scandal.
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James Selfe to step down as DA federal executive chair in October
DA leader Mmusi Maimane said this was decided by the party at their first federal council meeting following the general elections last month.
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WC DA to Mkhwebane: Where is the Metrorail investigation?
The provincial standing committee on transport and public works requested the public protector to investigate the dire state of Metrorail in the Western Cape.
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Helen Zille is behind my arrest - Land Party president
Gcobani Ndzongana appeared in the Stellenbosch Magistrates Court on Friday on charges relating to violent protests in Hermanus last year.
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DA wants Ramaphosa to stop Magashule from 'ever' speaking about economy
The DA called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to stop ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule from ever speaking on the economy and said he should also explain how the party’s NEC came to issue the “damaging” statement that it did on the South African Reserve Bank.
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De Lille’s lawyers argue DA ‘undoubtedly’ breached Electoral Code
The DA has approached the Gauteng High Court challenging the Electoral Commission of South Africa ruling that it must apologise.
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ANC won’t be drawn into DA’s call to have Mkhwebane removed
National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise has confirmed that she is consulting on what process to follow because the sixth parliament doesn’t have structures yet.
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DA ‘no longer recognise’ Knysna Mayor Mark Willemse as member
Mark Willemse survived a motion of no confidence earlier this week brought by seven out of the nine DA councillors in the council.
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ANC WC accepts DA offer to chair Scopa in a first for the parties
The chairpersonship of Scopa gives the opposition unprecedented powers to probe the DA-run Western Cape government.
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Mazzone, Van Damme re-elected to DA parliamentary caucus leadership team
The party said the group of members of Parliament it had elected represented the experience, diversity, and skills of the DA's new parliamentary caucus.
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WC ANC: DA hasn’t consulted party about Scopa chair position
ANC MPL Cameron Dugmore said he planned to build a credible opposition that would use parliamentary mechanisms to apply pressure on the DA.
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DA denounces Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela’s cabinet selections
Newly appointed MEC for sports, arts, and culture Limakatso Mahasa was criticised by the DA’s Roy Jankielsohn for allegedly abandoning her duties in her past role as social development MEC.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The DA is stuck in no man’s land
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says the DA’s game of consolidating around being opposed to the ANC is doomed to failure simply because there are just too many ways and good reasons to be opposed to the ANC.
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DA confirms resignation of campaign manager Jonathan Moakes
DA spokesperson Solly Malatsi would not be drawn on whether Moakes’ departure has anything to do with the party’s decline in electoral support after the polls.
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DA Western Cape dismisses ANC’s claims of internal divisions
The African National Congress claims premier Alan Winde’s new Cabinet is a product of the factionalism within the Democratic Alliance.
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Fire & ice: DA and EFF back together in Gauteng
The two parties voted together for Solly Msimanga to be premier, but Premier-elect David Makhura won with a slim majority of 38 votes in the 73-seat legislature.
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City of CT readies for court battle for right to purchase electricity from IPPs
The city is asking the Energy Ministry and the National Energy Regulator to allow it to buy power from IPPs in light of what they refer to as 'Eskom’s inability to provide a reliable and cleaner energy'.
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Ramaphosa might not be elected unopposed as DA plans to field own candidates
The DA has given notice it intends contesting leadership positions, although party leader Mmusi Maimane didn't say who it would put forward just yet.
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Meet the Free State’s youngest MPL, Karabo Khakhau
Khakhau took her place as the DA increased its seats from five to six of the 30 in the Free State legislature.
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DA to take 'appropriate' steps against Zille over 'black privilege' tweets
Helen Zille sparked a backlash on the social media platform after claiming that black South Africans enjoyed what she called black privilege, citing corrupt politicians.
