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DA’s Alan Winde fights against charge of ethics breach over New York trip
ANC wants Western Cape premier fired over non-disclosure of sponsored trip
Hill-Lewis commits to keeping DA in GNU if elected leader
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has moved swiftly to lay out his vision for the DA after accepting a nomination to run for the party’s federal leader position.
WATCH | Geordin Hill-Lewis announces bid to replace Steenhuisen
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has thrown his name in the hat in the race to replace John Steenhuisen as leader of the DA.
BUDGET 2026 | 300,000 grant recipients flagged for possible fraud
More than 291,000 social grant beneficiaries have been flagged for benefit reviews as government moves to clamp down on fraud and corruption in its social security net, according to budget documents.
Financial help, safeguards for whistleblowers
Following high-profile hits against those who report corruption, the government is to extend its protection programme and make sure they do not suffer financially
President deploys soldiers to gang-infested Western Cape
President Cyril Ramaphosa has resolved to deploy soldiers to communities under siege from gangsters in the Western Cape and illegal mining activities in Gauteng.
Dome marquee in Cape Town ready for next week’s Sona debate
National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza said that parliament and the department of public works had no choice but to spend around R25m to revamp the Nieuwmeester Dome after it was ravaged by Cape storms.
Steenhuisen was neither pushed nor did he jump, says loyalist
Macpherson defends Steenhuisen’s decision to focus on foot-and-mouth crisis
With Steenhuisen out, DA set to be hostile to ANC, say analysts
Commentators unpack what John Steenhuisen's exit from the leadership race means for the organisation
John Steenhuisen to exit DA race amid leadership tensions
DA leader John Steenhuisen is expected to announce his withdrawal from the party’s leadership race.






















