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Could the DA’s Federal Congress be another missed opportunity?

By Daanyaal Matthews Source: Democratic Alliance The Democratic Alliance’s Federal Congress has concluded with no significant changes as John Steenhuisen remains DA leader after beating party peer Dr. Mpho Phalatse. Steenhuisen retaining his position has come as no surprise but has revealed a problem within the official opposition. Speaking on Ramadaan AM this morning, Professor Amanda Gouws commented on his victory : ‘It’s pretty much what we could have expected, […]

3 April 2023

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John Steenhuisen praises DA for its Covid-19 response

DA leader John Steenhuisen has thanked his party for showing the best of itself during the Covid-19 pandemic.Addressing the DA congress on Sunday, Steenhuisen lauded how the Western Cape government, led by his party, performed during the Covid-19 pandemic. “If it weren't for this challenging year, we would not have seen the very best of the DA up against the very worst of the ANC. We always speak of the […]

1 November 2020

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DA to announce new leader on Sunday

The Democratic Alliance says it will announce its new leader on Sunday afternoon following its first-ever virtual elective congress which will begin on Saturday. This year, the official opposition party lost three provincial leaders with one saying it’s no longer the party he joined 20 years ago. This was preceded by the exiting of some senior party leaders including Mmusi Maimane, Herman Mashaba and Athol Trollip. The DA has also […]

30 October 2020

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DA’s Steenhuisen, Ntuli officially nominated for party leader position

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen and its KwaZulu-Natal member of provincial legislature, Mbali Ntuli have been officially nominated as candidates for the position of party leader. The party will be holding its Elective Federal Congress virtually at the end of October. In a statement, the party said due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, delegates will be attending the congress from their homes. It also said […]

14 October 2020

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DA heads to courts as SA remains divided over school closures

The DA says it is heading to court to argue that the decision to close public schools for four weeks is "politically rather than scientifically motivated". The party said the decision made by Cabinet following Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's consultations with the sector; including MECs, heads of department, union representatives, school governing body associations and experts, was not in the interest of schoolchildren. On Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa […]

25 July 2020

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DA urges Ramaphosa to give regular updates on lockdown

The Democratic Alliance (DA) Interim Leader, John Steenhuisen has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to update the nation on the continued lockdown of the country relating to COVID-19. Steenhuisen says it has been more than two weeks since Ramaphosa last addressed the nation on the issue, when he announced that the country would move to alert level 4 of the lockdown. He wants Ramaphosa to address the nation at least […]

13 May 2020

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Mboweni tells Steenhuisen to ‘stay in his lane’ after lockdown comments

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni has slammed Democratic Alliance (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen‘s call for the coronavirus lockdown to be phased out. Steenhuisen says the lockdown is doing severe damage to the economy. Mboweni has, in a tweet, advised Steenhuisen to “stay in his lane”. Mboweni says Steenhuisen’s call is unwarranted and disrespectful. Steenhuisen earlier said the lockdown was doing more harm than the coronavirus itself in South Africa. He […]

9 May 2020

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Mduduzi Manana quit to save face‚ says DA

Former deputy higher education and training minister Mduduzi Manana’s resignation as a member of parliament was an attempt to “evade accountability”. That was how the DA interpreted his abrupt resignation on Tuesday. Manana was supposed to appear before Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests on Wednesday. The resignation comes in the wake of the former deputy minister pleading guilty to three charges brought against him for an incident […]

25 July 2018

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