The unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24 years old has increased to 32,3%.
Now with a new Parliamentary Leader, attention turns to the appointment of a Chief Whip.
Zille will step in to fill the void… for now.
Two interim leaders will replace Mmusi Maimane and John Steenhuisen. Here’s what you need to know about the DA’s Annelie Lotriet and Jacques Julius.
“Many black people who joined before him will stay to see that project through.”
It’s a case of “Go, Johnny Go” – DA veteran John Steenhuisen is the latest casualty of the party’s freefall, losing the position of chief whip on Thursday.
Maimane may have just severed all ties with the DA.
This could reignite one of the most bitter feuds in South African politics. Patricia de Lille has trolled Mmusi Maimane with her “goodbye” message.
We thought Herman Mashaba’s resignation speech would be tough to beat this week. Mmusi Maimane actually went one better on Wednesday afternoon.
The DA has entered uncharted territory as Maimane and his ‘second in line’, Athol Trollip, both resigned today.
Maimane quit as the DA’s leader but would continue his work as an MP in parliament.
That’s it. Mmusi Maimane has become the latest casualty of the DA’s internal war. The leader went out with a bang during his resignation announcement.
It’s been a wild ride, but everything has come to a crashing halt for Mmusi Maimane. He has resigned as the leader of the DA on Tuesday afternoon.
Mmusi Maimane is facing the end of his time as the DA’s leader. But, with this being politics, there is still plenty the 39-year-old can look forward to.
Mmusi Maimane is on borrowed time by the feel of things. He has a press conference coming up on Wednesday, and it may be his last as the DA’s leader.
End of the line for Mmusi Maimane? An urgent Federal Council meeting is taking place on Wednesday, and the DA leader seems like he’s on borrowed time.
It looks like these two are going to miss each other. Mmusi Maimane said farewell to Herman Mashaba on Monday, arguably with his own future in mind.
“Working with Mmusi has been an extraordinary experience.”
The DA leader responding to the IRR’s campaign for him to step down.
Jacob Zuma has filed an application for leave to appeal.
Elections are moments of reckoning. They can either project a party onto a new trajectory or force a party into introspection.
The party remains divided between Maimane’s supporters and those who want him out.
The DA has suffered yet another loss in a by-election.
Maimane is not going to let up his position that easily.
The DA and its leader have conducted an inspection on various locations in the Municipality.