153 Party leader Geordin Hill-Lewis announced a series of changes aimed at sharpening the party’s impact in national governance. The DA has reshuffled its team in the government of national unity (GNU),…
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Hill-Lewis moves to overhaul DA’s GNU team as Steenhuisen faces the chop
128 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis is set to make sweeping changes to the party’s representation in the Government of National Unity (GNU), with Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen expected to be…
Zuma Stumbles, But ‘alive and walking’
122 Zuma’s party has seen phenomenal success as a result of ‘personality politics’. MK party firebrand Tony Yengeni has urged supporters to deliver Jacob Zuma a “birthday present” in the 4 November…
Young people who wear ANC regalia are mentally disturbed, says Malema
159 Malema says the EFF regalia is more dignified than that of the ANC. EFF leader Julius Malema says young people who support the ANC must be ashamed of themselves. He was…
Our problems are our own-Ramaphosa addresses immigration, jobs crisis on Youth Day
133 President Cyril Ramaphosa has used the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising to confront some of the country’s most pressing challenges, acknowledging growing public frustration over unemployment, crime and illegal…
Hill-Lewis says DA is not a party for one race
138 The DA wants to be a majority party by 2029. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the DA is not a party that only represents one race. He was speaking in Durban…
Ramaphosa Ceremony, Malema Rally Mark Youth Day
125 South Africa’s Youth Day commemorations on June 16 are unfolding against a backdrop of both official remembrance and political mobilisation, with President Cyril Ramaphosa leading a wreath-laying ceremony in Soweto, while…
The story of Herman Madshaba from hair care to champion of the poor
144 Herman Mashaba has reinvented himself from a capitalist businessman in apartheid South Africa to hero for the opressed. Herman Mashaba lives what some may call a paradoxical life as a self-declared…
Is Nomvalo next on Zuma’s revolving MK party chopping board?
131 The latest reports about a plot against Nomvalo come at a time when the MK Party is preparing for local government election. Three months after Sibonelo Nomvalo was appointed the secretary-general…
Smaller political parties do have an impact, says analyst
143 Smaller political parties formed by community leaders must not be underestimated because they have the potential to get many votes and become strong pressure groups, according to an expert. Prof Theo…