Ismail Lagardien The Codesa Compromise has spat out John Steenhuisen and will move on relentlessly 4 min 0 9 February 2026
POLITRIX Dear John... You wrote the rules. When the DA decides you’re done, you’re done 9 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
DA CONGRESS 2026 Dean Macpherson says Steenhuisen would have won DA election but ‘put the country first’ 5 min 1 By Suné Payne
DA ANALYSIS How Steenhuisen broke the DA’s key rule and the difficult job ahead for his successor 5 min 20 By Stephen Grootes
PARTY SHAKEUP After Steenhuisen’s exit, here are the front-runners for the DA’s top job 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
Mbali Ntuli DA’s Steenhuisen moment was entirely predictable, but its leadership crisis does not end here 5 min 2 4 February 2026
PARTY SHAKEUP ‘I have loved leading the DA,’ says Steenhuisen, exiting leadership race under party pressure 7 min 3 By Greg Ardé
John Steenhuisen IN FULL: Read John Steenhuisen’s ‘moonshot mission accomplished’ speech 9 min 1 4 February 2026
REGULATORY FAILURE Communities caught between necessity and neglect as struggle to regulate spaza shops continues 4 min 0 By Naomi Campbell
NEWSFLASH Steenhuisen expected to step down as DA leader — reports 2 min 2 By Victoria O'Regan and Suné Payne
BIOSECURITY Farmers take foot-and-mouth disease fight to Steenhuisen as vaccine battle escalates 6 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
POLITICS ANALYSIS What Dion George’s very public resignation means for the DA 5 min 25 By Rebecca Davis
10-YEAR STRATEGY Dairy and beef industry scepticism grows over Steenhuisen’s plans for foot and mouth disease management 5 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
Adam Cruise Dion George’s countercomplaint turns an internal DA dispute into an existential test 5 min 0 14 January 2026
INTERNAL PROBE DA clears Steenhuisen on credit card claims — but questions remain 5 min 9 By Rebecca Davis
