A Soweto West DA senior official has lambasted the party and its seniors for “disrespecting blacks”. Speaking to News24, DA Soweto West branch secretary Billy Nyaku condemned his own party, saying blacks were not treated equally with whites within party structures. Nyaku said his frustrations started when he discovered none[…]
DA MP and former prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach and her lawyer were on Monday expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges of obstruction and defeating ends of justice. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the matter relates to an NPA investigation in 2012 in which Breytenbach was investigated[…]
The DA in the Western Cape legislature has hinted at possible procedural irregularities or even a “cover-up” in the sexual harassment case against ANC leader Marius Fransman. The DA’s chief whip in the legislature, Mark Wiley, said that, despite repeated enquiries to at least six senior police officers in the[…]
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Thursday rejected President Jacob Zuma’s claim that she leaked “confidential contents” from a consultation meeting he had with Premiers last month. Zuma on Wednesday said he was “disappointed” that Zille had again released confidential information to the public ahead of the State of the[…]
A DA mayor in the Western Cape has been accused of domestic violence after he allegedly assaulted his wife during an argument. Police spokesman Captain Malcolm Pojie confirmed that a domestic violence case had been opened at a local police station on Monday night following an altercation at the complainant’s[…]
The DA has laid criminal charges against Beaufort West Mayor Truman Prince and has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate his alleged abuse of office. The party’s constituency head in Beaufort West, Sharna Fernandez, laid a criminal charge on Thursday in the Central Karoo town, national spokesperson Phumzile Van[…]
South Africa’s last white president, FW de Klerk has never tutored DA leader Mmusi Maimane, he said in a strongly-worded statement on Friday. “There is no truth in the rumours that I am ‘tutoring Mmusi Maimane’. He has never been to my home and never sought my advice ‘on speeches[…]
Cape Town – The DA on Wednesday handed a petition to Eskom CEO Brian Molefe calling on the utility’s executive to pay back R63m in bonuses. “Since load-shedding began in 2008, Eskom executives have received over R73m in bonuses. This is an insult to hard-working South Africans, who continue to[…]
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane will lead a jobs march through the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday, his party said in a statement. The march will begin at the Westgate Transport Hub, Corner of Anderson Street and Pat Mbatha Busway. The DA said: “South Africans are bearing the brunt of a[…]
Fresh from her Paul Kruger photo controversy, DA MP Anchen Dreyer warned that the ANC would “grab at any crumb” to use racism accusations as an election strategy. “They may think they are going to get short-term gain from it, but in the long term it can actually tear the[…]
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