The Democratic Alliance holds its Federal Congress as they prepare to elect new leadership Political analyst Xolelwa Gashe has raised concern over the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) leadership succession plan. Gashe used the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille as an example, saying the party seems to be failing to groom its young people to takeover….
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC – Mbali Shinga seen at a government event. The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) internal disciplinary committee has found its suspended KwaZulu-Natal chairperson, Mbali Shinga, guilty of violating party instructions. The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) suspended KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Mbali Shinga is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. She is…
Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle last week, have been laid to rest Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle, last week have been laid to rest at Xikundu, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Hundreds of community members and government officials attended the funeral at…
DA Federal Congress underway in Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg,11 April 2016. The over 2 000 delegates, attending the Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Congress in Midrand north of Johannesburg, have paid tribute and bid farewell to the party’s outgoing Federal Leader John Steenhuisen. The two-day gathering is expected to elect new leaders and adopt…
FILE| Crime scene tape A man believed to be in his forties has been shot and killed on the M1 Higginson Highway in the Marianhill area, just outside Pinetown, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services say when they arrived at the scene, they found the driver, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, with multiple…
DA’s Leon Schreiber speaking at the party’s Federal Congress in Johannesburg, 11 April 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Leon Schreiber says that the party’s role in the Government of National Unity (GNU) is to help fix problems. He says these include service delivery issues in municipalities. Schreiber was addressing over 2 000 delegates at the…
More than 1200 mineworkers from Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley are still battling to receive salaries and other payments due to them since February this year. That’s after the mine suffered a mud-rush incident in the same month, which claimed the lives of five mineworkers. After the mud-rush incident the mine then applying for liquidation – a…
At the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, The Sky Tonight takes audiences on a live, immersive journey through the stars From the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, The Sky Tonight offers a captivating, live journey through the current night sky. Guided in real time, the interactive show highlights visible planets and seasonal constellations. It turns…
FILE | An electrical power pylon of high-tension electricity power lines. The eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement (ERPM) in Durban has threatened to take to the streets if the proposed 2026-2027 tariff hikes are implemented. Mayor Cyril Xaba outlined steep tariff increases in his draft budget. They include 10.5% sent for electricity and 16% for water….
Outgoing Democratic Alliance Federal Leader John Steenhuisen. Outgoing Democratic Alliance Federal Leader John Steenhuisen has told party members that leading them has been the greatest privilege of his life. He previously announced that he would not contest any position in the DA. Steenhuisen delivered an emotional farewell speech to over 2,000 delegates of the DA’s…
