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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.
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Zille: DA still committed to diversity despite resignations over race
Following its federal executive meeting on Thursday, the party has moved to allay fears that its imploding, saying it will not be derailed by internal or external issues.
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KZN DA leader Mncwango to consider requests to head up party
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in KwaZulu-Natal Zwakele Mncwango has told Eyewitness News that he had been asked by several leaders to take over party leadership and he was applying his mind to their requests.
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Defections to ANC nothing to do with Zille, say former KZN DA members
Eight former DA members were officially welcomed into the ANC by provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli on Thursday afternoon.
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‘It’s unfortunate that Maimane resigned’ - Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation means John Steenhuisen technically ceases to be the party’s chief whip because he was appointed by him as parliamentary leader.
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Maimane out: Top quotes from the DA's former leader
Mmusi Maimane’s election as the party’s first black and youngest leader was hailed, while others criticised it, arguing he was anointed by his mentor Helen Zille to succeed him.
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CARTOON: DA Road to Ruin
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Zille responds to Maimane, Trollip resignations
The DA's former leader and new federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that she was shocked by the resignations of Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip.
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DA focuses on replacing Maimane and Trollip
DA's Federal Council chair Helen Zille said the party sought legal advice on what to do following the resignations of Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip and would discuss it at a federal executive meeting on Thursday.
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Former DA leader Maimane: I'm looking forward to the next chapter
Mmusi Maimane resigned together with former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the party was no longer a vehicle best suited to take forward the vision of building one South Africa for all.
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De Lille to Maimane over DA resignation: I told you so
Taking to Facebook this evening, Patricia De Lille said Mmusi Maimane got a taste of his own medicine.
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Maimane & Zille's political 'romance': How it all came to an end
Mmusi Maimane resigned on Wednesday afternoon following the election of Helen Zille as the party’s federal council chair this past weekend and after Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba called it quits.
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Maimane, Trollip exits leave DA in disarray, deeply divided
The resignations came after over seven hours of the federal executive meeting on Wednesday that was meant to discuss Herman Mashaba's resignation on Monday.
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LIVE BLOG: Maimane steps down as DA leader
DA leader Mmusi Maimane addressed the media on Wednesday afternoon and announced he was resigning as DA leader.
