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Politicsweb editor James Myburgh knows his onions when it comes to politics and in particular the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The Democratic Alliance has elected its former Parliamentary chief whip and leader of the party in Parliament, John Steenhuisen as its interim leader.
On winning the Webb Ellis trophy, Springbok rugby coach Rassie Erasmus spoke about the team’s 20 week plan for the World Cup tournament.
Tim Goodenough, analyses here what made coach Rassie Erasmus and his players reach the very top and produce an astonishing performance against the World Cup favourites, England.
Donwald Pressly, author of the “the Changing Face of the DA,” and probably closer to the inner machinations of the party than any political journalist I know, unpacks hitherto only suspected detail of who made/makes the DA tick.
Change is a constant. So when an organisation like the DA turns itself upside down; the short-term noise of destruction grips.
The Democratic Alliance was dealt a blow last week with three prominent resignations from Mmusi Maimane, Athol Trollip and Herman Mashaba.
After keeping the media waiting for a couple of hours, Mmusi Maimane emerged to announce that he was quitting as leader of the DA.
There are a couple of striking sentences in the report compiled by a Democratic Alliance panel consisting of Ryan Coetzee, Tony Leon and Michiel le Roux.
The list of colourful characters in Nelson Mandela Bay is impressive, even by South African standards.