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
SATURDAY, 11 APRIL 2026, 15:48
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

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.

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

Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.

Doug Allan worked alongside Sir David Attenborough on BBC documentaries including The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet.

Many businesses in South Africa’s large informal sector remain outside the formal tax system, prompting SARS to step up enforcement.

Hundreds of forecourts have run out of petrol and diesel due to the protests involving slow-moving convoys

The DA Federal Congress 2026 live

Horn is in a tightly contested race with deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.
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.

Rapid growth in fuel levies has driven much of South Africa’s petrol and diesel price increases since 2008.

John Steenhuisen says fuel levy relief and resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz could stabilise supply chains
The Stormers rugby community was in shock on Saturday morning after the sudden passing of renowned team manager Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon.

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

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

Steenhuisen says the outcome of the DA federal congress will have an impact of the GNU

Emfuleni Municipality reportedly spent almost R700 million on overtime pay in the last six years, while services like waste removal continue to go undelivered.