Politics

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has been elected as the leader of the DA, replacing the minister of agriculture. John Steenhuisen

A source, who spoke to Sunday Times on condition of anonymity, told Sunday Times that Mkhonza and Mgcina were siblings

The jarring mismatch has ignited suspicions that Mkhonza may have fronted for powerful figures in the city’s lucrative water-tanker economy.

The DA Federal Congress resumes at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on Sunday morning.

Senior NEC member says Mike Mabuyakhulu seen as safer pair of hands to guide party to success in MK-dominated province

The party’s parliamentary leader will play vital role in maintaining a united front

Party admits that relentlessly slamming ANC is wrong approach when it is part of national government itself

Final split in century-old partnership looms after ANC decides to invoke constitutional clause barring electoral support for a rival party

Asylum seekers may be required to prove SA was the ‘first safe country’ they had access to

In the latest twist in the metro’s water-tanker scandal, a Soshanguve woman with no tankers to her name has emerged as a big winner – raising questions about fronting

Following protests over the alleged installation of Solomon Eziko as ‘Igwe Ndigbo’ (Igbo King of East London), home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that despite the ‘coronation’ being disrespectful, he does not condone violence.

Outgoing leader reflects on rebuilding the DA and its entry into national government

Solly Msimanga, Gauteng DA leader and MPL, says if he is elected as the party’s federal council chair, he will prioritise rebuilding grassroots structures that collapsed during the mass exodus of black leaders from the party, particularly in Gauteng

Zille bids farewell to DA members at the federal congress in Midrand

The DA Federal Congress 2026 live