Over the weekend, DA leader John Steenhuisen announced Van Damme would be taking a sabbatical to look after her health.
It’s not clear if she will automatically return after a new shadow Cabinet was announced
Phumzile van Damme took to Twitter to express her dismay.
Her remarks are in response to an article by the 'Sunday Times' on Sunday morning, which claims she's being investigated by the organisation for bringing it into disrepute.
DA interim leader John Steenhuisen referred Eyewitness News to a statement he issued on Tuesday in which he said Helen Zille's comments on racists laws were not true, but would not comment further on what it meant for the party.
The Democratic Alliance is calling for action after a picture emerged on social media of the minister having lunch with former African National Congress (ANC) MP Mduduzi Manana despite the national lockdown.
This follows the release of the report into political interference at the SABC which revealed that the former Communications Minister meddled in the SABC’s editorial decisions.
The Thank you Steve show will be hosted by Afrikaans organisation the Federasie vir Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK).
The party's Pule Mabe made the comments on Monday after laying a criminal complaint against controversial Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr.
The ANC has opened a case of crimen injuria and incitement to violence against Afrikaans musician Steve Hofmeyr.
The governing party would on Thursday morning open a case against Steve Hofmeyr after he threatened the two with death.
Phumzile Van Damme has admitted on social media to punching a young man, saying she was defending herself after he threatened violence.
DA member of Parliament Phumzile Van Damme used Twitter to share an alleged racist incident that took place at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
In a thread of tweets she posted on Tuesday, Van Damme says one of the family member came to her face and threatened to use violence against her while she was trying to record the incident on her phone.
DA member of Parliament Phumzile Van Damme used Twitter to share an alleged racist incident that took place at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
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.
The party's TV advert is built around the national anthem and features South Africans from all walks of life.
Patricia de Lille’s lawyers now argue that the DA has been inconsistent and unreasonable in the manner in which the clause has been applied to her.
