Countries Battle lines drawn over chiefs’ medical and pension perks Cape Town – A political clash has erupted in KwaZulu-Natal over the newly approved pension and medical aid benefits... Read more 3 Oct, 2025
Countries Helen Zille: will competence, courage and a dose of arrogance be enough to get her elected as Johannesburg’s mayor? Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille... Read more 3 Oct, 2025
Countries ‘Voetsek Dada!’ Hashtag sparks Joburg council chaos Cape Town – The 33rd Johannesburg council meeting descended into chaos on Monday after DA Councillor Bea Campbell-Cloete quoted... Read more 30 Sep, 2025
Business Kruger Park rename sparks DA ‘Doomsday for Tourism’ warning Cape Town – The DA has condemned a motion passed in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature to change the names... Read more 27 Sep, 2025
Countries Gayton McKenzie to quit Cabinet, PA to end all ANC power-sharing deals Cape Town – Gayton McKenzie, leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and current Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture,... Read more 26 Sep, 2025
Countries Helen Zille’s Gaza remarks spark backlash even as DA touts her as ‘Joburg’s last hope’ Cape Town – Democratic Alliance federal chair Helen Zille has come under intense criticism for her response when asked... Read more 25 Sep, 2025
Countries ‘Nothing wrong with comparing’: Mantashe defends Ramaphosa’s DA praise Pretoria – ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has come out strongly in defence of President Cyril Ramaphosa after criticism... Read more 23 Sep, 2025
Countries ANC leaders furious as Ramaphosa praises DA municipalities – Will he finish his term? Pretoria – Senior ANC leaders reacted sharply to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s admission that DA municipalities often outperform ANC ones,... Read more 22 Sep, 2025
Countries WATCH | Zille to repeat Cape Town failures in Joburg, says Mashaba Johannesburg – ActionSA president Herman Mashaba criticised the DA’s choice of Helen Zille as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate, questioning... Read more 22 Sep, 2025
Countries WATCH | Steenhuisen warns Joburg voters: ‘don’t waste your vote’ Johannesburg – DA leader John Steenhuisen urged Johannesburg residents not to “waste” their votes on smaller or new political... Read more 21 Sep, 2025