Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
phumzile van dammelatest news & developments
New broom:  The DA is grappling with an existential identity crisis, one that stems from its shifting demographics and the increasing presence of black South Africans within its ranks. Photo: DA

The DA’s colour conundrum

Can the party construct a narrative that acknowledges its past while speaking to the aspirations of a diverse and changing society? Its ability to do so may depend on its…

Former Midvaal mayor Solly Msimanga has left the Democratic Alliance.

Bongani Baloyi’s resignation catches DA off guard

Solly Msimanga, the official opposition’s leader in Gauteng, says the provincial leadership is surprised by the former Midvaal mayor’s resignation

Natasha Mazzone, Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) addresses the National Assembly during the debate on whether to accept the  recommendation of the high level panel appointed by the Speaker to initiate an  inquiry by parliament to determine the fitness of the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office on March 16, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.  It is reported that Parliament  voted in support of a motion on an inquiry to decide on the removal of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Photo by Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

DA chief whip Mazzone’s complaint against EFF’s Paulsen to be further investigated

Parliament will conduct a formal hearing into what transpired in the National Assembly in March between EFF and DA MPs

Sebenza girl: DA MP Phumzile van Damme has quit the official opposition.

Van Damme dumps Democratic Alliance

In a short media statement, the Democratic Alliance says it has received and accepted Phumzile van Damme’s resignation from the party and as a member of parliament

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has appointed a project steering committee to expedite South Africa’s long-delayed migration from analogue to digital.

Yet another deadline for broadcast digital migration

After six bumpy years the communications ministry is determined the project will be completed by March 22

Flouting the law: Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams (left) has been suspended by President Cyril Ramaphosa for breaking lockdown rules.  (Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images)

Stella set to retain her perks

Communication minister will keep Cabinet perks during her two months of special leave

?Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo has stated that she never meant to break the code. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Dlodlo found in breach of MPs’ ethics code after Dubai hotel stay

The Gupta leaks revealed that Dlodlo’s stay in Dubai was arranged by the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers, and was paid for by Fana Hlongwane

We want a stable SABC — ANC (Photo Archive)

We want a stable SABC — ANC

The ANC has rejected insinuations that it was involved in attempts to sabotage the SABC board

Upset: Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’s promise to unions that there’d be no retrenchments at the SABC has alarmed the opposition. (Delwyn Verasamy)

SABC meltdown all too familiar

Are certain board members being pushed out to ensure government control?

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Parly to probe Shivambu over alleged undisclosed VBS payments

A committee will look into allegations the EFF chief whip received payments from VBS which he failed to declare in Parliament

Hlaudi Motsoeneng was a respondent in no less than 15 different cases from the 2013-14 financial year with the highest legal bill he accrued amounting to R5.3-million. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Hlaudi continues to haunt the SABC as DA comes for R1.7m in legal fees

The party says that the public broadcaster’s inability to pay its bills and legal fees shows that it’s ‘on the verge of insolvency’

The party has given the national broadcaster until midnight on Wednesday to air a message from its leader Mmusi Maimane on land reform. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

DA tests SABC impartiality claim

The DA plans to make a complaint against the SABC for broadcasting President Ramaphosa’s land expropriation announcement

DA wannabe premiers line up

DA leaders pick sides amid confusion over party’s decision to ditch BEE

On Saturday it was revealed that the DA’s federal council had decided to ditch black economic empowerment, claiming the policy was ‘just not working’

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille accepts the nomination as new leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape on Saturday.
Audio

De Lille: I’m still waiting for reasons for suspension

Democratic Alliance (DA) national spokesperson Phumzile Van Dame released a media statement on Thursday officially suspending De Lille.

The motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma displayed tension between party and conscience.

Opposition’s show of unity is masking its cracks

Opposition parties have become “divided down the middle" after the motion of no confidence vote

Islamist group al-Shabab.

Mthembu dodges tough questions on #GuptaLeaks, media tribunal

Jackson Mthembu was put on the spot when asked if he had taken steps to discipline any members in his caucus implicated in the so-called #GuptaLeaks

Acting CFO Audrey Raphela.

With Hlaudi gone, DA guns for SABC’s acting CFO

It is alleged that Raphela was brought in by James Aguma into the CFO position, flouting the SABC’s human resources procedures

Hlaudi Motsoeneng at an SABC presentation to the communications portfolio committee in Parliament in March 2015.

Hawks investigating SABC ‘protest policy’, says Icasa

The SABC maintains that it had not yet implemented the policy to ban the airing of protest footage.

Parliament’s oversight committee on communications was briefed on Tuesday on progress the SABC has made on its turnaround strategy. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

#SABCInquiry: SABC delegation walks out of Parliament inquiry

The walk-out was allegedly over documents not being made in braille for the SABC’s last remaining board member Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe

?The SABC 8 is a group of journalists who were suspended in 2016 for speaking out about censorship at the public broadcaster. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

ANC calls DA march to Parliament in support of #SABC8 an “electioneering gimmick”

This comes as around 200 DA supporters protested outside Parliament in support of eight journalists who were given marching orders by the SABC.