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Democratic Alliance | Federal Congress | Geordin Hill-Lewis | Ivan Meyer | Politics | Solly Msimanga

DA leader storms out of congress after losing federal chair position
Byadmin April 12, 2026

Seconds after Solly Msimanga was announced as the new federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA), former federal chair Ivan Meyer stormed out of the plenary in anger. Meyer did not wait for the announcement of the remaining results and had already left the plenary before Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was named federal leader….

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Democratic Alliance | Federal Congress | Helen Zille | Municipalities | Politics | race

Resist pull of race-based politics, warns Helen Zille
Byadmin April 11, 2026

Outgoing federal council chair Helen Zille used her final speech at the Democratic Alliance federal congress on Saturday to caution delegates against race-based politics ahead of the 2026 local government elections. “We must resist the pull of race-based politics and defend the inclusive, rational centre. We are not black, not white we are blue,” said…

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DA leadership | Democratic Alliance | Federal Congress | Geordin Hill-Lewis | GNU | Politics

Anxiety in DA over loss of cabinet perks
Byadmin March 27, 2026

Senior leaders in the Democratic Alliance (DA) are scrambling to secure internal positions ahead of next month’s federal congress amid growing fears that a leadership shift could see them removed from key roles in both government and party structures. The contest has intensified as support consolidates around Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, with senior leaders…

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ANC | Democratic Alliance | EFF | Fikile Mbalula | Lebogang Maile | Politics

MK Party to oppose Gauteng provincial budget over ANC snub
Byadmin March 25, 2026

he uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it will not support the Gauteng provincial budget, which was recently tabled by ANC finance MEC Legogang Maile. “We have written to our caucus here in Gauteng, directing it to vote against this budget,” said MK Party secretary general Sibonelo Nomvalo. The MK Party was reacting to the ANC…

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DA Free State Provincial Executive Committee | Democratic Alliance | federal council | Karabo Khakhau | leadership race | Politics & Government

‘I don’t owe the DA a cent’ – Karabo Khakhau hits back after conference disqualification over R4 250 tithe
Byadmin March 21, 2026

Democratic Alliance (DA) deputy chairperson hopeful Karabo Khakhau has withdrawn from contesting the party’s upcoming federal council leadership race, set to take place in April. This is after she failed to pay the party’s monthly tithe of R4 250 in July. But Khakhau has insisted that she does not owe the DA a cent. She…

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ANC | coalitions | Democratic Alliance | EFF | Fikile Mbalula | Politics

ANC weighs up wooing the DA in Gauteng
Byadmin March 13, 2026

The ANC in Gauteng is increasingly flirting with the idea of working with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng provincial legislature, which could culminate in the parties working together in hung municipalities, especially Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. This comes as fears grow that the ANC might not be able to pass the budget tabled by…

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City of Johannesburg | Democratic Alliance | Get Joburg Working | Helen Zille | infrastructure crisis | National

Zille pledges 200 000 new jobs in Johannesburg
Byadmin March 7, 2026

Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has launched her “Get Joburg Working” mayoral campaign, pledging to create 200 000 new jobs in Johannesburg. Zille unveiled five campaign pledges during the launch, with water supply and job creation forming the centrepiece of her platform. Her third pledge focuses on attracting at least 200 000 new…

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ANC | DA | Democratic Alliance | Helen Zille | jacob zuma | Politics

Solly Msimanga: Jacob Zuma has handed the shower to Panyaza Lesufi
Byadmin March 3, 2026

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has unveiled a tongue-in-cheek billboard depicting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi taking a shower in a hotel amid the water crisis affecting parts of the province. The billboard is a dig at how Lesufi recently faced a backlash after saying he was just as affected as ordinary residents by the…

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Ashor Sarupen | DA federal congress | Democratic Alliance | federal council | Federal Executive | Politics

Siviwe Gwarube and Karabo Khakhau officially enter DA federal contests
Byadmin March 2, 2026

Democratic Alliance national spokesperson and MP Karabo Khakhau has joined the contest for a senior federal role ahead of the party’s April congress. Khakhau’s entry adds to a growing field of candidates that includes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, with several key positions expected to be tightly fought. Khakhau has accepted nomination as first deputy…

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ActionSA | Democratic Alliance | Gauteng water crisis | GOOD party | infrastructure | Politics

Gauteng water crisis in the forefront as political parties challenge Lesufi’s Sopa promises
Byadmin February 24, 2026

Gauteng’s prolonged water crisis and Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent comments — for which he later apologised — about using hotel facilities during outages returned to the forefront as political parties responded to his State of the Province address. The speech did not provide sufficient detail on how the province would end the chronic water shortages,…

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