Dr Mamphele Ramphele announces her departure from South African politics following a turbulent year with the newly-formed Agang SA

The Democratic Alliance says the Department of Science and Technology’s R1 million spend on office pot plant maintenance represents ‘skewed priorities’

A new government proposal suggests that all farmland is to be split up equally between current owners and current labourers. But who is going to get the short end of the stick?

The national elections may be yesterday’s news in South Africa, but expats around the world still have many questions concerning the mismanagement of the vote abroad. As hundreds did not get to cast their votes despite the best of intentions and efforts, inquiries examining the overseas vote are beginning to produce some initial answers

In an unexpected announcement, Agang SA leader Dr Mamphela Ramphele proclaimed that she would not be taking up either one of the two seats that her party managed to gain in last week’s general elections, opting to rather take time to regroup and focus on her future political strategy – if there is any

Despite another landslide victory with more than 62 per cent of the vote, the ANC will likely face its most challenging opposition in parliament yet as SA enters its third decade of democracy

The Democratic Alliance received 84.44% of the overseas vote in the 2014 South African election – but ballots from four foreign missions were not counted as they did not make it back to South Africa in time.

On 2nd May 2014 Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shackdwellers’ movement of South Africa, announced that their KwaZulu-Natal branch had collectively decided to vote for the Democratic Alliance (DA)

The results from the votes are coming in, and while they may hold some small surprises for new players like the EFF it looks like much of the next five years is going to be business as usual

The ANC might just be the all-out winner as well as the biggest loser of the upcoming national election in South Africa on Wednesday. But to what extent are voting patterns likely to change or remain the same in what commentators have called the most exciting election in twenty years?

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the SABC has banned a second Ayisafani advert, while the SABC claim they are willing to flight the ad if it conforms to ICASA regulations

South Africans living abroad wake up to their election day one week ahead of the polls in Mzansi, with almost 10,000 registered voters expected at the High Commission in London alone

Radio host Eusebius McKaiser delves into the question of whether the Democratic Alliance are a genuine voting alternative to the ANC.

Western Cape Premier and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader HELEN ZILLE spills the beans in conversation with Sertan Sanderson in Cape Town

All is fair in love and war – and apparently politics, as the ANC blurs party lines and province colours

As the clash between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the SABC, South Africa’s beleaguered public broadcaster, continues, the fate of the controversial ad starting it all will lie in the hands of a judge tonight

Sertan Sanderson catches up with the Democratic Alliance (DA) politician and Shadow Minister of Finance in Cape Town

The SABC has banned a television ad by the Democratic Alliance (DA) citing a contravention against the Code of Advertising Standards of South Africa (ASA). But the DA says the SABC is trying to protect President Zuma.

The DA’s former Cape Town Metro chair joining the ANC is the latest in series of departures from the DA to ANC in run up to the national elections. However, many DA members are celebrating as it appears those departing were simply jumping before being pushed.

The Democratic Alliance wins a court battle against the ANC following allegations of not playing by the rules ahead of the elections.

This is the first South African election in which political parties have used Twitter to bolster their attempts to win over voters. We take a look at what the major players have been tweeting about.

With little more than 26,000 South African ex-pats registering to vote for the upcoming national elections, headlines alleging that collective votes abroad will only elect “half an MP” may be disheartening for some.

Spoof stories testing the gullability of South Africans included the new red Springbok kit and an exclusive tour of Nkandla.

The Democratic Alliance is thrilled to announce that the Western Cape Government will pay for a multi-million rand upgrade of Helen Zille’s private home in Rosebank, Cape Town.

In an address to South Africans in London, the DA’s Tim Harris highlighted three areas of his party’s manifesto; three reforms he believes can have a “huge effect” on South Africa’s economy.