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Saps spends R1 million in settlements every day, including for wrongful arrests
The South African Police Service (Saps) has witnessed an increase in civil cases and had to pay out R2.2 billion…
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BOSA’s Mmusi Maimane takes a swipe at the ANC and DA
Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has taken a swipe at both the governing party and his former…
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President Ramaphosa wraps up Western Cape campaign with church service
ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa wrapped up his five-day election campaign trail in the Western Cape by attending a church service.…
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SA’s morgues under pressure as shootings, stabbings & car crashes contribute to rising unclaimed corpse count
In South Africa, more than 2,000 unclaimed bodies remain in mortuaries, with KwaZulu-Natal reporting the highest number at 1,336, according…
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DA Leader John Steenhuisen reiterates that load shedding will return after 29 May
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned South Africans not to be fooled by what he called load shedding…
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Electoral Court dismisses applications of 5 political parties
The Electoral Court has dismissed the applications of five political parties to be added to the ballot. These were the…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals over 30 000 teaching vacancies in SA
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, in a written parliamentary reply, revealed that there are more than 30 000 teaching vacancies…
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DA confident it will win the Free State ahead of 2024 elections
The Democratic Alliance says new political parties vying for electoral support in next month’s elections will work out in the…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will never create jobs, but I will: DA leader John Steenhuisen
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has labelled President Cyril Ramaphosa as a coward who can never stand up to…
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DA seeks feedback regarding Secretary to Parliament’s salary increase
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has written to the Powers and Privileges Committee requesting feedback about the progress made…
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Pravin Gordhan should not use public funds in SAA-Takatso legal battle: DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan should not use public funds to launch a legal battle…
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DA leader urges South Africans to be safe on roads throughout Easter
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen has urged South Africans to be safe on the roads throughout the long Easter…
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DA concerned about how e-tolls outstanding debt will be repaid
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is concerned as to how the e-toll debt will be repaid. Government has officially…
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DA’s John Steenhuisen rejects claims that DA practices cadre deployment
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has rejected claims the DA also practices cadre deployment where it governs. Steenhuisen was…
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Bheki Cele: Crime rate plateauing, Operation Shanela achieving desired effect
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he believes the crime rate is plateauing and that Operation Shanela is having the desired…
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Premier Winde says Port of Cape Town’s failure to create jobs slowing down economy
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the Port of Cape Town is one of the worst-run ports in the world.…
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DA to seek leave to appeal ANC cadre deployment ruling
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will seek to leave to appeal the judgment of the High Court in Pretoria…
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Blade Nzimande accuses DA of peddling falsehood against Ramaphosa’s SONA
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of peddling falsehood against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2024 State…
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South Africans can rescue their dream by voting: DA leader John Steenhuisen
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), adding that the…
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ANC has five days to give cadre deployment records to DA
The Constitutional Court has refused with costs the African National Congress’ (ANC) final bid to appeal the ruling ordering it…
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DA to file corruption charges against Deputy President Paul Mashatile in Cape Town
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced its intention to lay criminal charges of corruption against Deputy President Paul Mashatile. The…
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DA wants Durban city manager held accountable for water bill disaster
The Democratic Alliance in eThekwini wants eThekwini City Manager, Musa Mbhele, to account for the recent water bill errors. The…
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DA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare the election date
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has again called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare the election date. The nation is eagerly…
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DA claims it has evidence to support allegations against Paul Mashatile
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has gathered solid evidence to support the corruption allegations levelled against Deputy President Paul…
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eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda survives vote of no confidence
The Democratic Alliance in eThekwini has slammed political parties for failing to ensure that Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda steps down. The…
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DA wins by-election for ward 17 in Mantsopa municipality
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has won the by-election in ward 17 of the Mantsopa municipality in the Free State. The…
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Calls intensify for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to resign
More calls have been made for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to be fired. His party, the South African Communist…
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DA councillor implicated in fire that claimed the lives of his wife & 3 children
A Democratic Alliance councillor in KwaZulu-Natal has been implicated in the murders of his wife and three children. It is…
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Julius Malema’s warning to new Eskom CEO
EFF leader Julius Malema has fired off a warning to new Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane, claiming he will…
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Reward for information on DA councillor’s killers goes up to R1 million
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has increased their reward by 10 fold for information about uMngeni Municipality councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s killers.…
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R200 000 reward for information on uMngeni chief whip’s murder
The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal is offering a R200,000 reward for information on the murder of Umngeni Chief Whip, Nhlalayenza…
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DA Chief Whip in uMngeni Municipality murdered
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that the Chief Whip in the uMngeni Municipality, councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu has…
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Multi-Party Charter meets to find ways to make City of Joburg work
The leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhusen, says the instability in the Johannesburg Metro coalition government has the…
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DA intensifies campaign to unseat ANC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is on Tuesday intensifying its campaign to unseat the African National Congress (ANC) and its possible…
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DA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to account for child hunger in SA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is adamant that President Cyril Ramaphosa must account for what it terms failing the children of…
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DA urges residents to register to vote and change future of Jhb metro
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged residents of Johannesburg to register to vote this weekend in order to change the…
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Agonising wait for better healthcare in Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape Health Department reportedly revealed in the provincial legislature that patients needing orthopedic surgery could wait up to…
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Western Cape DA members urged to focus on 2024 elections
Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal leader John Steenhuisen has called on delegates at the party’s Western Cape elective congress to focus…
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Limpopo DA raises alarm over unused R400 million MIG Funds
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo has raised concerns about the non-utilisation of over R400 million in municipal infrastructure grant…
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DA’s John Steenhuisen urges voters to change the narrative in the upcoming elections
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen says the DA is a government in waiting that just needs the nation’s support to…
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Eskom CEO called to withdraw tender for logo
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on the acting Eskom CEO Calib Cassim to immediately rescind the multi-million rand tender…
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DA calls on government to ease the pain of high cost of living
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on government to ease the pain of the high cost of living. The DA…
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DA demands government cushion rising inflation
The Democratic Alliance is calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to expand the basket of basic food items that are…
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DA marches to Finance Minister Godongwana’s office
The Democratic Alliance is marching to the office of the Finance Minister on Friday morning. It accuses the government of…
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John Steenhuisen criticises Enoch Mgijima Municipality’s wrong priorities
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has criticised the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape for wrong priorities.…
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20 task teams established to deal with SA’s construction mafia, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the government is moving “vigorously” to apprehend those involved the so-called “construction mafia”. He said…
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Pravin Gordhan: 350% hike in private solar power generation affects municipal revenue
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said the amount of electricity generated by solar panels has risen by 350%. Gordhan also…
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DA wants special inquiry into state capture in Nelson Mandela Bay
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has announced that they have written to the premier of the province,…
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Missing Lesedi FM presenter returns home
Lesedi FM radio presenter Motseki Mabuya returned home on Friday afternoon after being reported missing on Thursday, 21 September. His…
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Steenhuisen takes his Heritage Day commemoration to Mitchells Plein
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, took his Heritage Day commemoration to Lentegeur in Mitchells Plein on the Cape Flats.…
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