DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille says the outrage faced by former Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib for his use of the N-word is a textbook study of “cancel culture”. At the weekend, Habib came under fire after he used…
Eskom’s alleged failure to stick to its load-shedding schedule has the DA’s federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, up in arms. At the weekend the power utility continued with stage 2 rotational load-shedding due to unplanned outages…
Former president Thabo Mbeki has weighed in on recent developments in the DA, calling them concerning. Mbeki said he understood Mmusi Maimane’s resignation, in particular, to be linked to racism. “In this context, I wish to emphasise…
The leadership crisis in the DA intensified on Thursday when John Steenhuisen ceased to be its chief whip in the National Assembly. “The chief whip is appointed by the leader. Since Mmusi Maimane has announced his resignation from the…
Former Western Cape premier and former leader of the Democratic Alliance Helen Zille will add her voice to the Institute of Race Relations’ (IRR) campaigns, including its bid to stop expropriation of land without compensation. The IRR…
A half-billion rand desalination plant‚ which is expected to provide a lifeline to water-strapped Cape Town‚ is yet to be given the green light. Controversy raged at the weekend after Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane…
The full statement by the Western Cape ANC in response to Western Cape premier Helen Zille’s apology for her controversial tweets on colonialism: The DA fudging on Zille again – by ANC W/Cape secretary Faiez Jacobs Zille’s pro-colonialism…
DA leader Mmusi Maimane’s rush to have his predecessor Helen Zille suspended has left the party with egg on its face. It emerged yesterday that the party had flouted its own constitution. In a bid to flex his muscles and show that he was…
It would be too time-consuming to respond to every distortion, misrepresentation or falsehood that has been published relating to my series of 12 tweets on lessons learned from my recent visit to Singapore. One of those lessons was that…
As the ANC continues to disintegrate, it is becoming more important to assess the quality of available alternatives. As a result, opposition parties like the DA and the EFF come into sharp focus. Whilst this may remove focus from the ANC…
