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DA leader John Steenhuisen says Workers’ Day should be dedicated to addressing youth unemployment.Image: Freddy Mavunda

Workers’ Day should also focus on addressing high unemployment: John Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen says the focus of Workers’ Day should also be on addressing SA’s high unemployment rate and discussing potential solutions to the crisis. Speaking on the commemoration of May Day on Sunday, Steenhuisen called…

Mbali Ntuli implied that interim DA leader John Steenhuisen had done very little to grow the party.Image: MARTIN RHODES

DA’s Mbali Ntuli challenges John Steenhuisen to four public debates

DA leader hopeful Mbali Ntuli tossed down the gauntlet on Monday, challenging interim leader John Steenhuisen to four televised debates as the race for the party’s top position intensifies. Ntuli was addressing a news conference on Monday…

DA leader John Steenhuisen says South Africans need to know what President Cyril Ramaphosa’s role was in the capture of the state, and where he stands on the policy today. File photo.Image: WERNER HILLS

Dlamini-Zuma and ANC’s RET faction exploiting ‘weak’ Ramaphosa, says John Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa has been nothing but a spectator in the country’s fight against Covid-19. In a speech on Wednesday, Steenhuisen said the country has not seen real leadership from Ramaphosa since…

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WATCH: ‘I was shocked’: John Steenhuisen on Maimane’s exit, Zille’s return and his matric certificate

John Steenhuisen is the new DA parliamentary leader. We sat down with the man from Durban to find out what his plans are for the party and his thoughts on the recent shake-up in the Democratic Alliance.

PROTECTING THE PUBLIC? Public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Another week‚ another defeat – it’s bedtime for Busisiwe‚ says DA

DA chief whip John Steenhuisen on Monday hailed the interim court interdict granted to president Cyril Ramaphosa against Busisiwe Mkhwebane as another reason for the public protector to be booted out. Steenhuisen said the judgment‚ along…