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Mr Steenhuisen is the boss South Africa needs

Malibongwe Tyilo
14 Nov

The fight is on for the heart and soul of Matatiele — can the AIC claw back votes in the town where the ducks have flown away?

Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize
18 Oct

Phoenix posters fallout: DA’s Mike Waters confirms resignation as Ekurhuleni campaign manager 

Des Erasmus
11 Oct

Old wounds reopened: Affordable housing in Cape Town becomes a hot-button election issue

Suné Payne
07 Oct

The questions the Nelson Mandela Bay metro won’t answer over six-day water outage

Estelle Ellis
04 Oct

Why Cyril Chuene jumped ship on the EFF to become a DA candidate before the November polls

Carien du Plessis
29 Sep

DA stumbles through water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay with conflicting messages

Estelle Ellis
27 Sep

Zuma medical parole makes a mockery of judicial process, contends Democratic Alliance court challenge

Des Erasmus
11 Sep

DNA samples gathering dust: DA says the police must work with the private sector to resolve the backlog

Karabo Mafolo
08 Sep

Cyril Ramaphosa was informed about prison boss Arthur Fraser’s decision to grant parole to Jacob Zuma

Ferial Haffajee
06 Sep

South Africa will go to the polls at end of October, ConCourt orders

Carien du Plessis
03 Sep

Many tough questions await Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA Mayor Nqaba Bhanga after birthday car crash

Estelle Ellis
01 Sep

Democratic Alliance announces mayoral candidates for five metros

Estelle Ellis
23 Aug

A tally of two cities: following the money in Joburg and Cape Town

Reg Rumney
19 Aug

Public commentators who adhere to the ANC’s worldview of sustaining its spirit even if its body is rotting

John Steenhuisen
28 Jun

Bullets on the ballot: With focus on guns and local service delivery, the DA faces an existential test in the coming local elections

Stephen Grootes
23 Jun

Van Damme quits parliament but remains a DA member, she and party confirm

Suné Payne
21 May

Phumzile van Damme resigns from Parliament and the DA because of ‘clique of individuals’

Suné Payne
20 May

ANC holds most of the pieces of the political puzzle ahead of 27 October local government polls

Wayne Sussman
20 May

Stellenbosch residents up in arms as alleged secrecy by municipality shrouds Steinhoff development

Rebecca Pitt
05 May

Embattled Bonginkosi Madikizela resigns from top jobs in Western Cape

Suné Payne
28 Apr