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South Africa’s ace forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has re-entered the fray after the country’s Public Protector issued a report accusing president Cyril Ramaphosa of misleading parliament.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she’s given Cyril Ramaphosa until June 21 to respond to a probe she conducted into a campaign donation he received from Bosasa.
This past weekend the DA had the first sitting of its federal council after the elections where DA leader Mmusi Maimane blasted party members for their ill-discipline, which he believes resulted in a loss of votes for the party.
If, like the doomed United Party (UP), the Democratic Alliance (DA) fails to provide a clear alternative in voters’ minds, its electoral decline is inevitable.
The Democratic Alliance’s lacklustre performance in the May elections, which saw it lose support for the first time, has been chewed over by many analysts.
RW Johnson says the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, continues to blunder about after its electoral setback.
Some observers have interpreted the DA’s loss of voters to the Freedom Front Plus as a sign that its attempt to become more mainstream is a mistake.
If President Ramaphosa won the election for his party, Mmusi Maimane must take responsibility for the poor performance of the Democratic Alliance.
The Democratic Alliance was hoping to increase its support from the 22% they managed in 2014, but all indications are that they are not going to be able to replicate their previous national performance.
Not quite so obvious is Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane, who although just 38, seems to have been around so long his influence, impact and leadership can easily be taken for granted.