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ActionSA councillor and former deputy mayor Nasiphi Moya has been elected as the new mayor of Tshwane through a secret ballot. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

No end in sight for DA and ActionSA coalition talks

Talks between the two parties have resumed, but it is unclear if any agreement will be reached any time soon

A unique province: Former president Jacob Zuma may hold sway with the leader of the IFP, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and the presumptive Zulu monarch, Kind Misuzulu, in talks of possible ANC-IFP coalitions

KZN coalition talks may rope in Jacob Zuma for ANC

The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng

‘Don’t call me, I’ll call you’ — Mashaba tells ANC

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks

Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account

The race elephant lurking in the DA’s ‘laboratory’

Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to…

Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane.  (David Harrison/M&G)

Mmusi Maimane doesn’t want DA’s political ‘superstars’

The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

No mass DA exodus, for now

Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship

The Democratic Alliance.

DA moves to a ‘colour-blind’ future

The official opposition said current ANC policies to undo historic economic injustices have only benefited an elite few

Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen. (David Harrison/M&G)

DA policy conference to signal which way party is headed

Party’s policy conference could provide clarity on its future direction and clues about the likely contenders for leadership positions

Moodey blues? John Moodey after winning the DA Gauteng leadership in 2016. On Wednesday he resigned from the party after being a member for 22 years. (Paul Botes/M&G)

DA claims Moodey jumped ship before he was pushed

The DA says former Gauteng leader John Moodey resigned from the party amid allegations that he was conspiring against fellow party members ahead of crucial party meetings

(John McCann/M&G)

Steenhuisen is a shoo-in as DA leader, but he needs help

The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader, John Moodey, has officially joined the race to be the party’s federal leader. (Gallo)

DA’s Moodey joins leadership race

The head of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng says he wants to take his experience to the national level

DA interim leader John Steenhuisen. (Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Steenhuisen takes the lead in DA race while Ntuli falters

‘If you want a guarantee buy a toaster. This is politics’

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader, John Moodey, has officially joined the race to be the party’s federal leader. (Gallo)

DA suspends Tshwane councillor over allegations of info leaks

Nkele Molapo, a City of Tshwane councillor, has been suspended for allegedly leaking information EFF leader Julius Malema

Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Is it Msimanga out and Gana in for Tshwane?

The embattled mayor of Tshwane, who has lost favour with some in his caucus, may step down to focus on the 2019 elections

Discovery Bank and FlySafair announced improvements that enable consumers to book flights using a banking app and pay for flight extras through Whatsapp.

DA to table motion of no confidence in Premier Makhura

The party has blamed the premier for the 144 Life Esidimeni patients who lost their lives

Instead of creating this new culture however

Will the real DA please stand up?

The party leaders boasted that it had emerged more united and diverse then ever, but its newly elected leadership did not reflect the same diversity

News of Makashule Gana’s possible play for the second top spot in the party broke on Twitter on Tuesday thanks to DA youth leader Mbali Ntuli

DA’s Makashule Gana aims to become Gauteng’s next premier

​The race to become the Democratic Alliance’s official candidate for premier of Gauteng has begun in earnest

Maimane has asked voters for just one chance. And if the party has not performed in government, then voters can vote them out in 2024. (Paul Botes/M&G)

DA congress: Where to next for the party?

Land expropriation and an internal party debate on race represent some of the DA leadership’s challenges in finding the party’s new voice.

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader, John Moodey, has officially joined the race to be the party’s federal leader. (Gallo)

Introducing quotas in the DA would be a slap in the faces of black leaders ― Moodey

‘As a black person, if I am going to be chosen for a position purely to fill in quotas, it’s going to be a slap in my face’

Frontrunner: John Moodey

DA quibbles over diversity wording

The party’s federal executive has rejected a call to include more township-based party members as delegates at its federal congress next week