VIDEO: Could the DA lose Cape Town?
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Democratic Alliance
EDITORIAL: Could the DA lose Cape Town?
There is little appetite for a right wing agenda in with City of Cape Town or in the Western Cape, if election results are anything to go by.
The DA dices with Cape Town votes
From Brackenfell High School to by-elections, the DA seems to be losing face.
The DA was almost a stunning success story. Until it wasn’t.
As the DA heads to its elective conference this weekend, we explain how the party went from aspiring to be one for all South Africans, which grew through clear focus and planning, to one which is bleeding votes.
Explainer: Why the DA’s election will cements its decline
The party made it clear at its previous policy conference and in its leadership choices that it is pandering to a conservative white base.
EXPLAINER: Who is John Moodey and why did he leave the DA?
So, there the country’s main opposition party was, merrily minding its own business and preparing to elect a new leader, when one of the main contenders for the position, DA leader John Moodey, up and resigned.
VIDEO: Covid-19: What the DA got right and wrong
From support to denialism and everything in between.
Apathy amongst populace to news that DA disbanded two weeks ago due to having nothing new to add
Insiders say that the final straw occurred when even party officials were unable to pick out interim leader John Steenhuisen’s photo out from a lineup
Coalition governments: lessons from Joburg’s EFF-DA partnership
What does the DA and EFF’s partnership in the City of Joburg tell us about the future of coalition politics? In our special report, we research their performance, as South Africans head to the polls to vote in an election that could see more unlikely coalitions emerge.