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DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille.Image: Freddy Mavunda

‘State capture is not a Zuma thing’: Zille laughs off Ramaphosa’s promise to end corruption in the ANC

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise in the ANC’s January 8 statement to end state capture is a joke. Ramaphosa delivered the ANC’s January 8 statement during the party’s 110th birthday…

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille.Image: DONNA WATSON

IN QUOTES | Helen Zille says SA has an ‘alcohol problem’, but doesn’t back booze ban

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille says SA has a serious alcohol problem, but the party does not believe in the government’s ban on liquor sales. Zille was speaking on the DA’s webcast hosted by the party’s national spokesperson,…

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille.Image: DONNA WATSON

‘The priority is to get rid of Bheki Cele’: Helen Zille slams police minister over farm murders

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille has reiterated her concern about farm murders in SA, calling for the removal of police minister Bheki Cele. In an interview on 702 on Monday, Zille slammed Cele and efforts by the police to fight…

Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba launched his new party, ACTIONSA, during a virtual event on Saturday.Image: Supplied

Former Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba launches his new ACTIONSA party

Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba launched his new party, ACTIONSA, during a virtual event on Saturday. Mashaba quit both the DA and his job as Johannesburg mayor late last year in a shocking move after the re-election of Helen…

The DA is heading to the Constitutional Court for a ruling on the Disaster Management Act which Helen Zille says allows the government to act unconstitutionally. File photo. Image: Sunday Times/Esa Alexander

‘A government drunk on power’: Zille on Disaster Management Act provisions

The DA believes the Disaster Management Act used to enforce the lockdown and its regulations is unconstitutional and has allowed government to effectively run a dictatorship. The party’s federal chair Helen Zille said on Friday the act…