The Democratic Alliance is claiming that SA Football Association’s constitution precludes Danny Jordaan from staying on as its president if he takes up the job of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor. According to article 3.1 of the constitution: “Safa is neutral in matters of politics and religion”. The opposition party was[…]
Newly elected DA leader Mmusi Maimane said he does not believe it is a sin to be gay – or Muslim – and is “appalled” at accusations he is homophobic. Hitting back at his critics, he said: “There are some political opponents who want to maximise on key issues that[…]
The DA’s claim that its win in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday regarding the right to remove or arrest parliamentary members who caused disturbances was a victory against National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete was misleading, the ANC said on Tuesday. “The DA’s court application was neither intended to[…]
The Democratic Alliances (DA) says the public should not base its support for the new DA leader Musi Maimane on his race but on the issues the party will tackle under his leadership. Maimane made history this weekend as the first black leader to be elected as head of the[…]
As Sunday evening approached at the Boardwalk Convention Centre, and delegates trickled out of what was the plenary hall for the DA elective conference, the last of the blue decor was also stripped. The halls and corridors which on Saturday and Sunday was a hive of activity and excitement –[…]
Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane was elected as the new head of the opposition party, at the party’s congress in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. “And the winer is, your new leader is, Mmusi Maimane” said outgoing federal leader Helen Zille to the roars and shrieks of the crowd. Confetti[…]
Part of Helen Zille’s success as politician is actually thanks to her two sons and the hard time they would sometimes give her. This was contained in a moving tribute Paul, 30, and Thomas,25, Maree paid to their mom on Saturday when she stepped down as DA leader after 8[…]
As delegates landed in Port Elizabeth on Friday morning for the DA federal congress they were greeted by banners of Mmusi Maimane. A table with pamphlets, stickers, badges and posters calling for Maimane to be elected as the Democratic Alliance’s leader was placed at the PE airport’s baggage claim and[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Friday filed papers in the South Gauteng High Court against the SABC over its coverage of the party’s federal congress in Port Elizabeth this weekend. “The DA alleged that the SABC withdrawal of its live coverage on public television is both contrary to the public interest[…]
The battle for the leadership of the DA has taken another heated turn, with Wilmot James accusing his opponent Mmusi Maimane on Thursday of turning “nasty”. “With three days to go before the election, Mmusi Maimane seems to be rattled,” James, the party’s federal chairperson, said in a statement. “Under[…]
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