Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has written to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to convene an urgent parliamentary sitting to debate the ANC’s “deliberate undermining” of the process to amend the Constitution on land.
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Mmusi Maimane calls for urgent parliamentary sitting after ANC ‘jumped the gun’ on land
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ANC and DA joined forces in Kimberley to remove mayor Matika
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Rogue African National Congress (ANC) members sided with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a bid to remove Sol-Plaatje municipality mayor, Mangaliso Matika. The motion of no confidence succeeded and has left the ANC provincial executive fuming. It should be celebrated as a joyous occasion – for weeks the Northern Cape town of Kimberley has been..
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Patricia De Lille’s motion of no confidence goes ahead despite concerns of irregularities
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City of Cape Town council Speaker Dirk Smit has confirmed that a motion of no confidence in Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille will be tabled on the council agenda for Thursday, despite allegations of due process being flouted.
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Costly Head winds pummel the South African Airways
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Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has demanded an explanation from SAA for its contract with interim chief financial officer Robert Head that will see him pocketing more than R5‑million for six months’ work.
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Democratic Alliance challenges Ipsos poll report
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has hit back at Ipsos’s latest poll which indicates it could potentially lose 9% of its support in the 2019 general election — taking just 13% of the vote.
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New motion of no confidence scheduled against Patricia de Lille
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A new motion of no confidence in Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille will be heard at the first council sitting of the third term.
Cape Town city council Speaker Dirk Smit told News24 on Monday that the new motion had been submitted to his office, and would be heard at the next sitting following the recess on July 26.
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Helen Zille launches court battle against public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has launched her court bid to take public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on judicial review and, in doing so, the controversial leader has once again defended her infamous tweets on colonialism.
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The DA accuses the ANC of instigating Western Cape land protests
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus in the Western Cape province has accused the ANC of spurring on land occupations around the Cape in an effort to bully their party.
Around the Cape, land occupations and protests have taken place as communities demand decent housing.
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DA party file racism complaint after doctor tells MP to adjust her “white mentality”
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The DA are set to file a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), claiming that a doctor at Bela Bela hospital was racist towards their MP. Jacques Smalle is the provincial leader for the party in Gauteng. He was conducting an oversight of the facility – just north of Pretoria – alongside the..
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DA – Lennit Max, special advisor to Police Minister Bheki Cele must resign
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Western Cape Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Bonginkosi Madikizela says that Lennit Max must resign from the party now that he is a special advisor to Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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DA:- another motion of no confidence for De Lille after court loss
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) will seek to move for another motion of no confidence in Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, after the Western Cape High Court ruled in her favour in her case against the party.
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HOT NEWS:- De Lille triumphs over DA
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The Western Cape High Court has declared that the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) decision to terminate Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille’s membership is “unlawful and invalid”.
The court reinstated De Lille as a member of the party and as mayor following a scathing judgement on Wednesday morning. Judge Andre Le Grange read the summary judgement and court order which was agreed upon unanimously by a full bench of judges.
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DA vs De Lille:- High Court to deliver judgement on Wednesday
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The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment on Wednesday in Patricia de Lille’s application to have the Democratic Alliance’s decision to strip her of her membership reviewed and set aside.
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Jacob Zuma News:- State will pay legal fees until court rules otherwise
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The state will carry on covering former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees until a court decides otherwise, the Presidency confirmed on Wednesday.
“You guys have not been listening to us,” said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko, in response to reports that Zuma’s legal fees are still being covered by the state.
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DA accepts it “possibly infringed” on Patricia De Lille’s rights
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The Democratic Alliance has said it will accept a finding that it may have failed to follow due process in the way it terminated Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s membership, telling the high court it would accept a declaratory order of that nature as long as the court does not set aside her removal.
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