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Uneasy lies the head: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s position seems no longer tenable as his own party mulls replacing him. Photo: National Department of Agriculture

Steenhuisen faces palace revolt

Senior Democratic Alliance officials are backing Western Cape agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer to replace the party leader as agriculture minister after its April federal congress

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
DA federal chairperson Helen Zille, on Tuesday, argued that black people receive the best service delivery where the DA governs. (Lunga Mzangwe/M&G)

Zille: Poor black people are better off in DA-governed area

She argues that black people get better services where her party is in control

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
True blue: The Democratic Alliance wants to table a bill in parliament ending broad-based black economic empowerment policy. Photo: Supplied

ANC, DA in ugly war over ‘nonsense’ BEE bill

The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
The DA argued that the BEE policy had been created by white-owned big businesses to give shares to politically connected people in order to keep the status quo and benefit a few people.

DA urges ANC and the rest of the GNU to support its bill aimed at scrapping BEE

The Democratic Alliance is arguing that it’s in the ANC’s electoral interests to back the proposal

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
DA leader John Steenhuisen. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Steenhuisen ‘not worried’ about DA leadership challenges, says congress is a year away

The Democratic Alliance leader said speculation he is facing a leadership challenge ahead of the 2026 elective congress is a ‘fantasy’ aimed at sowing division

  • Eyaaz
6 min read