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Zille says bye to 'haters & bots' on old Twitter account, opens private one
Helen Zille took to her account to announce she would be closing it after the "grotesque treatment" of her granddaughter on the weekend.
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'A path towards erosion has come': Analyst weighs in on DA congress
That was the view of political analyst Ongama Mtimka who said the congress would be crucial for the official opposition.
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DA caucus ousts George Mayor Naik in no-confidence motion
The motion was passed with 22 votes out of 25. There was just one abstention.
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Zille: Mokgalapa to face disciplinary hearing over Mathebe remarks
In a leaked audio recording last year, Mokgalapa could be heard telling former MMC Sheila Senkubuge negative comments about the metro’s council Speaker Katlego Mathebe.
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Zille must account for tweet on land, race - Steenhuisen
John Steenhuisen spoke to Eyewitness News in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, where his party is responding to the drought in the province.
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Zille’s responsible for her own Twitter account – Steenhuisen
After questions about DA federal chair Helen Zille's latest controversial tweet – this time about land – the party's interim leader John Steenhuisen said he couldn't spend his day being the Twitter police, and that Zille must answer for herself.
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DA's Moodey distances himself from latest Helen Zille tweets
DA Gauteng leader John Moodey said that Helen Zille's tweets had the potential to cause harm.
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Zille: Cartoon I retweeted is rejecting stereotypes
The cartoon, which depicts a conversation between a white person - who is accused of taking land - while a black man is accused of rape, has caused heated debate on Twitter.
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Mashaba describes his tenure as Joburg mayor as painful but rewarding
Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said he hoped his replacement would not interfere with the work of JMPD chief David Tembe who he recruited.
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Race-based policies won’t lift South Africans out of poverty - Steenhuisen
John Steenhuisen has replaced former leader Mmusi Maimane after being voted in by the federal council at the weekend.
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ANALYSIS: DA’s woes signify historical dilemma of SA’s liberals
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994.
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Madikizela: We are not colour-blind South Africans
Democratic Alliance (DA) Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela said that he would be disappointed if the leadership of the party were to be dominated by a single race.
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DA MP Hlanganani Gumbi to Helen Zille: Race matters
Gumbi said it was concerning that DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille took what he viewed as an aggressive policy posture on the issue.
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Mkhwebane 'vindicated' by court decision to dismiss Zille's appeal against her
Former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille wanted the court to set aside Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report that found she violated the ethics code with her colonialism tweets in 2017.
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Mkhwebane welcomes court ruling on Zille's colonialism tweets
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has welcomed the dismissal of Helen Zille's application to have her remedial action set aside and reviewed on her colonialism tweets.
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The race for DA top post officially under way
The DA's Gauteng member of the legislature Makashule Gana, Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela and parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen will go head-to-head.
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Zille: There was no conspiracy to regain control of DA
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has labelled talks of a conspiracy that had been brewing for months as absurd.
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Zille says she's not interested in leading DA again
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that she would not throw her name in the hat to lead the party again.
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DA has ‘big shoes’ to fill after Maimane’s resignation
Newly-appointed parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen said he had been approached to lead the DA after Mmusi Maimane’s resignation last week.
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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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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Maimane the casualty of a DA with no core identity
Whoever leads the party next must provide clarity of vision, which reconciles the DA’s past, its roots and its future in a way which captures the imagination of South Africans, writes Judith February.
