Zille says viral pothole swim was unplanned
DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says the viral video of her swimming in the pothole was not planned but rather an opportunity to show citizens that the party can fix Johannesburg
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Botswana wants control of the most iconic company founded in South Africa
Botswana is holding to its ambition of buying a controlling stake in De Beers from Anglo American, potentially dampening interest from some private investors looking to acquire the diamond giant.
Steenhuisen’s emotional swan song closes chapter on leadership with ‘pride and confidence’
Outgoing leader reflects on rebuilding the DA and its entry into national government
News24 | Cupcakes, sweets, stickers and music: Inside first day of DA federal congress
The DA will use its national congress to zero in on municipal issues in a bid to arrest what it characterises as South Africa’s descent to a failed state, according to federal chairperson, Dr Ivan Meyer.
Solly Msimanga wants to rebuild rural, party structures if elected DA federal chairperson
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 says SA is on different path because of DA
Zille bids farewell to DA members at the federal congress in Midrand
NHS to offer second MenB vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak
Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.
He lives on through his work – 16 incredible photos from late Planet Earth cameraman
Doug Allan worked alongside Sir David Attenborough on BBC documentaries including The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet.
The one type of business that SARS can’t get its hands on
Many businesses in South Africa’s large informal sector remain outside the formal tax system, prompting SARS to step up enforcement.
Hundreds of Irish forecourts run out of fuel as protests continue
Hundreds of forecourts have run out of petrol and diesel due to the protests involving slow-moving convoys
WATCH LIVE | DA Federal Congress 2026
The DA Federal Congress 2026 live
DA Federal Council chair candidate Horn wants provincial structures to have bigger say in decision making
Horn is in a tightly contested race with deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen
Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.
News24 | DA congress: Zille calls on the ‘blue people’ to reject the far right and ‘woke left’
Democracy must be defended again and again in each generation, outgoing DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille said as she handed over the baton to a new generation of DA leaders.
The real reason petrol is so expensive in South Africa – and it is not the oil price
Rapid growth in fuel levies has driven much of South Africa’s petrol and diesel price increases since 2008.
Hormuz re-opening will ease pressure on SA agriculture: Steenhuisen
John Steenhuisen says fuel levy relief and resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz could stabilise supply chains
News24 | Stormers mourn sudden passing of renowned team manager Chippie Solomon
The Stormers rugby community was in shock on Saturday morning after the sudden passing of renowned team manager Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon.
DA power shake-up on the table as leadership race heats up
The DA is heading into a high-stakes elective congress this weekend with sweeping constitutional changes — and a looming leadership transition — set to test the party’s direction
Innovation, preparedness and African agency in a multipolar world
African public intellectuals have repeatedly concerned themselves about how African societies can act with purpose and autonomy in a global system that has historically limited their choices
Outgoing DA leader John Steenhuisen says he is leaving the DA intact
Steenhuisen says the outcome of the DA federal congress will have an impact of the GNU
One South African municipality spent R700 million on overtime pay while trash piled in the streets
Emfuleni Municipality reportedly spent almost R700 million on overtime pay in the last six years, while services like waste removal continue to go undelivered.