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Articles from the past 30 days. Regional, national and international news sources. No duplicate articles.

SABC News Politics

Reported on 08 Nov 2026

DA in George holds victory parade following LGE majority win

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IOL

Reported on 08 Nov 2026

DA begins coalition talks as 16 Western Cape councils remain hung

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 08 Nov 2026

EFF calls on ANC to reconsider DA coalition

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Cape Times

Reported on 08 Nov 2026

Staff Reporter | Published 37 minutes ago DA begins coalition talks as 16 Western Cape councils remain hung

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Newsday

Reported on 08 Nov 2026

2026 Election Results Winners and Losers: Catastrophe for the ANC and EFF and good news for the DA, ActionSA, VF Plus, and PA - newsday.co.za

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The Witness

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Msunduzi: ANC and DA level on seats despite contrasting ward results

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The Witness

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Coalition talks loom as parties fail to get outright majorities in 32 KZN municipalities

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA, MK Party to consult leadership amid ongoing Ratanda water crisis

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The Witness

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

KZN election results: 98% of votes counted as MK Party leads

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA sweeps all eight Mitchells Plain wards but councillors face service delivery test

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

MK Party rules out coalition with DA, targets ANC, IFP and EFF

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Malema blames ANC-DA GNU for DA’s gains in 2026 local elections

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The Witness

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

ANC overtakes DA in Msunduzi vote count as MK Party holds lead

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

MK Party rules out working with DA as Mpofu mocks party for ‘acting like they've just won the school prize’

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Malema blames GNU cooperation for EFF losing support to the DA

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Malema rules out EFF coalitions with DA, Freedom Front Plus

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The Witness

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

National vote count reaches 99% as ANC leads in 119 councils

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Middelburg Observer

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA wen meeste stemme, maar koalisie wag

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Adoption ruling must end unlawful interference in South Africa’s adoption process

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Malema says ANC helped DA win votes by bringing it into GNU

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA and ActionSA face coalition test as Gauteng metros hang in the balance

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

MK Party and DA to seek alliances in eThekwini

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Cape Times

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Tracy-Lynn Ruiters | Published 20 minutes ago DA sweeps all eight Mitchells Plain wards but councillors face service delivery test

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Cape Argus

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Tracy-Lynn Ruiters | Published 2 hours ago DA retains Mitchells Plain sweep as councillors told to speed up service delivery

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News24 Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

ANC loses outright control of Mangaung for the first time as DA nips at its heels

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA leads Tshwane election results as coalition talks loom

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IOL

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA retains Mitchells Plain sweep as councillors told to speed up service delivery

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

DA wins in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Newsday

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Johannesburg 2026 Election Results: The DA should partner with the ANC to make Helen Zille the mayor - newsday.co.za

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

WATCH | My indifference to the DA won’t stop me from working with them: Gayton McKenzie

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The Citizen Politics

Reported on 07 Nov 2026

Zille’s ‘gusheshe’ campaign has paid off for the DA, says expert

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Lowvelder

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA and ANC prepare for Mpumalanga coalition talks as election results trickle in

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The Witness

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

BREAKING NEWS: DA stuns ANC, MKP in ward 35 recount victory

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Zille favours ActionSA or ANC coalition in Joburg

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA needs FF+, Knysna Civic Association to govern troubled coastal town

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Middelburg Observer

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA leads Steve Tshwete vote count as IEC tallies municipal ballots

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The Witness

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA secures 15 of 25 seats in uMngeni council after election victory

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Potchefstroom Herald

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

ANC provisionally takes JB Marks by 1 seat in close voting race with DA

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The Witness

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LIVE | MK Party extends lead in Msunduzi as 55% of votes are counted

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

CSIR predicts political shift in four eThekwini townships

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Sandton Chronicle

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA’s Charlene Mc Cord leads Ward 109 race in preliminary results

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Review Online / Polokwane Review

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

WATCH: DA, ActionSA and BOSA raise election counting concerns

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LGE 2026: DA says no one-size-fits-all approach to its coalition negotiations

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LGE 2026: DA reigns supreme in 5/25 Western Cape municipalities

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA claws back Eldorado Park wards from PA

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA to begin Western Cape coalition talks in councils it has not obtained outright majority

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Cape Argus

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA draws coalition red line as Western Cape faces hung councils

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News24 Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA tightens grip on Cape Town, but ActionSA shocks with Robben Island triumph

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News24 Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

‘The people have spoken’, says ANC as DA edges towards 50+1 in Nelson Mandela Bay

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News24 Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Will GLU hold us together? Geordin Hill-Lewis reveals pre-prepared coalition options

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News24 Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

ANC rules out DA coalition in hung Western Cape councils as talks loom

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The Witness

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA pulls ahead in Tshwane and Johannesburg, MK Party leads eThekwini

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

WATCH | The Political Arena speaks to Helen Zille

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

ANC leads Tshwane council race with seats as early results trickle in

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA keeps mayoral options open as coalition talks loom

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Potchefstroom Herald

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

ANC narrowly leads DA in JB Marks as election race goes down to the wire

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BusinessTech

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

2026 election results: 78% of votes counted as DA sweeps through Gauteng - BusinessTech

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Letaba Herald

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Hour-long delays renew calls for Hoedspruit R40 interchange

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

TARA ROOS | The ANC has a crutch, the DA has an audition

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA gains in five metros — Hill-Lewis says talks must put residents first

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

DA leads Tshwane vote count as ActionSA wins key wards

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Newsday

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Goodbye ANC: Calls for a DA and ActionSA deal in Gauteng - newsday.co.za

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Gauteng urban voters break with historical political loyalties as hung councils loom

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

Ntuli casts doubt on ANC-DA deal for Johannesburg mayoralty, takes swipe at Zille

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA draws coalition red lines as Nelson Mandela Bay results take shape

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA projected to win 79% in Ramaphosa and Malema’s Joburg home ward

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 06 Nov 2026

ANC may need a blue lifeline in Joburg

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA gains black voters, declares Cape Town win, but Western Cape coalitions loom

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Sandton Chronicle

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA’s Chris Santana surges ahead in Ward 106 race

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA takes majority control of at least four councils in Western Cape, 13 hung still and counting

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The Witness

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Zille’s stunts pay off as DA takes the lead in Joburg

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 Election Winners: DA dominates in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, and Nelson Mandela Bay - newsday.co.za

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The Witness

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

MKP leads eThekwini race as ANC trails DA

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Zille feeling ‘positive’ as DA leads Joburg while vote counting continues

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Daily Investor

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Election results 2026: Scientific prediction sees DA and ActionSA crushing the ANC - Daily Investor

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Sandton Chronicle

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA leads in 4 Sandton wards as early votes counted

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The Witness

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA claims victory in uMngeni as votes are still being counted

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Sandton Chronicle

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA candidate Heather Trumble takes early lead in Ward 91

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IOL

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

GOOD accuses DA of undermining IEC with early Cape Town victory claim

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA’s victory projection sparks backlash as rival parties urge patience

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA wins back uMngeni by an increased majority, makes inroads in key KZN municipalities

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IOL

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

WATCH: DA says preliminary results show it could overtake ANC in KwaZulu-Natal

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA leads Tshwane municipal race as ActionSA gains ground

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IOL

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

WATCH: Chris Pappas hails DA victory in uMngeni as proof party can govern differently

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Hill-Lewis ‘overwhelmed’ as DA predicts Cape Town victory

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IOL

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA says it has retained control of uMngeni with more than 60%

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC losing wall-to-wall support as ActionSA, DA show growth

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Geordin Hill-Lewis claims resounding mandate in Cape Town race

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 South African Election Results Prediction: ANC leads, the DA a close second, MK Party third, and EFF fourth - newsday.co.za

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

3h ago DA on course to take Nelson Mandela Bay as ANC support drops

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

3h ago Geordin Hill-Lewis declares Cape Town victory early, says it looks like 58% for DA

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

5h ago DA claims historic breakthrough as it projects surpassing EFF among black voters

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA declares early victory in the City of Cape Town

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Zille upbeat as early election results reflect strong DA push in metros

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Cape Times

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA regains Cape Town’s Ward 56 as Ashwin Jansen vows to do the work

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Cape Times

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

‘ONS HET HULLE GEMOER’ - DA declares victory in Cape Town elections

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

UDM snatches ANC ward in Buffalo City, as DA thanks electorate for voting with ‘maturity’

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

42m ago Knysna heads for a hung council, despite DA gains

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2h ago ‘Our phones are on’: DA warns KZN parties against MKP coalitions as it eyes kingmaker role

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Cape Times

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

GOOD accuses DA of undermining IEC with early Cape Town victory claim

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

ANC faces lowest national vote share, loses control of key metros as DA, ActionSA surge

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News24 Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA’s Chabalala believes party is heading for more than 60% of Emfuleni vote

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 Election Prediction: Geordin Hill-Lewis says the DA has won Cape Town - newsday.co.za

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA declares early victory in Cape Town as Hill-Lewis predicts 58% of vote

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The Witness

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

MK Party concedes it fell short of election expectations in uMngeni

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

After 9% of voted counted, DA takes early lead in Johannesburg

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Middelburg Observer

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA behou Dennesig en Kanonkop

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

DA neem voortou in Tshwane metro met 29.8% steun

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

IEC reports faster results processing as Zille happy with DA performance

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

PA wins Prince Albert Municipality from DA

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 Election Results: CSIR projection shows the ANC losing significant support and the DA gaining support - newsday.co.za

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Potchefstroom Herald

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Democratic Alliance takes early lead in JB Marks

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Daily Investor

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Election results 2026: DA gaining ground in South Africa’s richest city as ANC crumbles - Daily Investor

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 Local Government Election Results: CSIR predicts that the DA will beat the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay - newsday.co.za

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Newsday

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 Election Results: DA projects that it will achieve more votes from black South Africans than the EFF - newsday.co.za

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Letaba Herald

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Questions over Tzaneen water distribution as shortages persist

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Daily Investor

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Election results 2026: ANC support plunges and DA on the charge - Daily Investor

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BusinessTech

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

2026 election results: it’s ANC versus DA as early counting begins - BusinessTech

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Daily Investor

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

Online gambling billionaire from South Africa gave R48 million to the DA, R47 million to ActionSA, and R15.5 million to BOSA - Daily Investor

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 05 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA aims for metro dominance — but what do voters think?

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

LIVE UPDATES | DA claims 1-million black South African votes as it overtakes the EFF

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IOL

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Macpherson does not rule out ANC coalition as DA battles for eThekwini

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Cape Times

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

DA leader cautious but hopeful as polls point to gains in major metros

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Cape Times

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Philip October rejects DA claims over Cricket World Cup appointment

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Cape Times

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

NCC's Varrie predicts DA will fall ‘well below’ 50% in Western Cape

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Cape Argus

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

DA's Hill-Lewis urges voters to choose a government that will take communities forward

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News24 Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

13h ago Battle for the Western Cape: DA warns of coalition chaos as rivals vie for votes

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News24 Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

13h ago DA eyes growth in Buffalo City, and no royal treatment for Mayor Faku

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News24 Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Brink warns Tshwane voters: Choose DA governance or coalition chaos

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News24 Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Pieter du Toit | Mayor Zille and a DA-ANC Johannesburg coalition not too far-fetched

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Ramaphosa votes in DA stronghold of Hyde Park

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Business Day Politics

Reported on 04 Nov 2026

Agoa fallout exposes ANC-DA foreign policy rift

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ‘I will not be intimidated’: NMB councillor candidate defiant after home petrol-bombed

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Fourteen days to find a mayor — Mashaba holds the key, ANC the lock

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Newsday

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

ANC attacks AfriForum, Solidarity and the DA, and defends BEE, land reform, and employment equity - newsday.co.za

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IOL

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

Elsies River activist calls for crime prevention after City reports smash-and-grab drop

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News24 Politics

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

ANALYSIS | DA vs ‘small parties’: Data shows DA must focus on turnout too

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News24 Politics

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

‘The flames were everywhere’: DA candidate and 3 daughters escape petrol-bomb attack

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 03 Nov 2026

DA raises concerns with IEC over delayed delivery of ballot papers

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Financial Times Africa

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

South Africa’s opposition bets on ‘daft’ stunts to unseat ANC in Johannesburg

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News24 Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

41m ago FF Plus, DA to take MKP’s Mngxitama to SAHRC, ethics committee over farm attack remarks

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News24 Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

1h ago DA bogus doctor loses bid to overturn membership termination

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News24 Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

12h ago ANALYSIS | Anti-DA sentiment running high in ANC as SA goes to vote

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News24 Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

12h ago PA takes DA to court over Western Cape leader’s food, cash, tik for votes allegations

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

ANC and DA centralise coalition talks ahead of local elections

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

Who do voters want in coalition? Answers from six metros

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Daily Investor

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

The Capitec billionaire who gave R78 million to the Democratic Alliance in 2026 - Daily Investor

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS | Show up for the South Africa we can become

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 02 Nov 2026

DA deploys 60,000-strong ‘blue army’ for elections

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa admits shortcomings, Hill-Lewis woos Mamelodi, Malema condemns murder while Zuma revenge-rants

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IOL

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

Simmers takes PA to court over explosive ‘tik-for-votes’ allegations

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Cape Times

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

DA MP demands answers over alleged SAPS links to Cape Town taxi industry

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Lowvelder

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

DA demands forensic probe into R17m Songimvelo fence overpayment

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ten critical questions as South Africa heads into high-stakes poll

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 01 Nov 2026

DA, ActionSA voters back coalition if needed

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

DA’s Zille urges registered voters not to stay away on election day

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

Electoral Court dismisses DA’s case over single-candidate lists

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Cape Times

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis warns DA voters not to stay home as Cape Town election tightens

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News24 Politics

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

Geordin Hill-Lewis frames local elections as a ‘two-horse race’ in final push for DA dominance

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis rejects claims DA serves one racial group

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

DA says LGE primarily about restoring basic service delivery

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 31 Oct 2026

LIVE | Democratic Alliance holds its final rally

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 30 Oct 2026

DA says ready for final stretch of LGE campaign

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News24 Politics

Reported on 30 Oct 2026

Electoral Court throws out DA bid to block single-name party lists

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News24 Politics

Reported on 30 Oct 2026

Race politics is dead. Taps are dry. And the DA wants Ekurhuleni to notice

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 30 Oct 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: MK support down as Zuma disappears from stump — new big poll

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 30 Oct 2026

Inside the ANC-DA poll face-off

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Five Tshwane polls give DA an edge in coalition negotiations

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

DA obtains court order to compel broadcasters to air its election adverts

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

DA and EFF eye major gains in Ekurhuleni metro

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

ANC and DA target Eastern Cape metros ahead of local government elections

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News24 Politics

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

DA makes final Mangaung campaign push in ANC stronghold Botshabelo ahead of elections

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 29 Oct 2026

Watch — Frank Chikane, DA polls and the ANC’s retreat from the cities

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

DA calls on President Ramaphosa to resolve Police Ministry stalemate

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

Peilings wys DA het meeste steun in Tshwane

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News24 Politics

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

5h ago DA accuses bogus doctor of bringing court bid at 11th hour as election day looms

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News24 Politics

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

5h ago DA says slain Free State caucus leader’s name on ballot will serve as a tribute

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Cape Argus

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

Judgment reserved in DA councillor AK Elyas’s bid to overturn DA expulsion

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Business Day Politics

Reported on 28 Oct 2026

DAVID LEWIS | ANC-DA coalition is Johannesburg’s only hope

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Hill-Lewis warns small parties could force a coalition government in Cape Town

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

DA ward candidate shot dead at home ahead of local elections

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IOL

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

DA councillor shot dead outside his home in Zamdela

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Newsday

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

ANC nightmare: Latest polling data shows that the DA is beating the ANC in most large South African cities - newsday.co.za

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News24 Politics

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

3h ago DA councillor shot dead in the Free State

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

DA ramps up campaigning in final countdown to retain Cape Town majority

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News24 Politics

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

12h ago Andile Lungisa’s mayoral bid goes to DA wards, coloured areas to undo ‘2016 collapse’

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Cape Times

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis warns smaller-party votes could threaten DA control of Cape Town

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Business Day Politics

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

NEWS ANALYSIS | Joburg result could test ANC-DA ties as hung council looms

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 27 Oct 2026

Gauteng premier questions DA’s record on metro governance

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

Ramaphosa dismisses positive DA polling, saying ‘we are on the ground’

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IOL

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

Ramaphosa dismisses DA polling, insists ANC will win local government elections

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

Ramaphosa confident ANC will secure outright majority in local polls

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Cape Times

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

Siphokazi Vuso | Published 27 minutes ago Expelled DA councillor asks court to restore membership and protect Cape Town seat

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News24 Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

12h ago Home hit with 4 petrol bombs, but DA’s Koesister Queen won’t back down

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News24 Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

High Court fight between ‘bogus doctor’, DA delayed as election deadline looms

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News24 Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

DA candidate’s safe house hit by petrol bombs after home attack

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Newsday

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

Julius Malema says the EFF cannot be in the government with white murderers like Helen Zille and Pieter Groenewald - newsday.co.za

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

DA raises concern over drug interceptions at OR Tambo

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Newsday

Reported on 26 Oct 2026

DA close to overtaking the ANC as South Africa’s largest party - newsday.co.za

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Cape Argus

Reported on 25 Oct 2026

Smith refuses to confirm deputy mayor bid as DA internal process continues

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 25 Oct 2026

DA Youth chair in KZN confident of making gains in the upcoming LGE

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 25 Oct 2026

MK eyes Durban majority; DA leads in Tshwane

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 25 Oct 2026

Political parties decry campaign-finance disparities ahead of election

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The Witness

Reported on 24 Oct 2026

WATCH | DA councillor reflects on 22 years in local government

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News24 Politics

Reported on 24 Oct 2026

13h ago DA’s poll shows it winning in six metros, ANC in catastrophic collapse

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News24 Politics

Reported on 24 Oct 2026

DA takes jobs pitch to Mpumalanga ahead of local government elections

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Middelburg Observer

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

DA urges Steve Tshwete to protect infrastructure after R7.2m losses

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IOL

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

Young ward candidates target water, jobs and safety ahead of 2026 elections

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

Godongwana responds to DA criticism of ANC’s economic policies

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News24 Politics

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

Sibling rivalry: Cape Town’s brother vs brother election face-off echoes DA-PA fight

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The Citizen Politics

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

Ditsobotla on its way to financial recovery after 15 years under administration, says municipal manager

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The Witness

Reported on 23 Oct 2026

eThekwini denies spending R1,5 million on informal housing

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IOL

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

DA opens criminal case after 408 fall ill in Tshwane water crisis

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IOL

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

Cape Town mayoral debate: Housing, crime and racism claims dominate

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

Could the ANC and DA end up governing Johannesburg together?

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News24 Politics

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

DA’s twin battle: Chabalala, Motsamai rally supporters for Emfuleni and Lesedi elections

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Cape Times

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

DA opens criminal case after 408 fall ill in Tshwane water crisis

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Cape Times

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

Opposition parties accuse DA of racism at IOL town hall debate

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Cape Times

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

‘Even Bloemfontein has better houses’: DA in Cape Town challenged over ‘lack of dignified housing’

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Cape Times

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

GOOD, ANC attack DA-led Cape Town over crime and housing

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Cape Times

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

DA touts Cape Town housing progress amid EFF criticism

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

Councillors’ Corner#13 | DA’s V.d. Merwe briefs on Mbombela Ward 17

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Newsday

Reported on 22 Oct 2026

DA stalwart under siege with renewed calls for him to be fired over attacks on United States leaders - newsday.co.za

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Review Online / Polokwane Review

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

Polokwane informal traders want a slice of the investment pledges cake

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

Court grants an interim interdict against DA’s billboard

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IOL

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

DA dealt court blow over ‘water tanker mafia’ billboard targeting eThekwini leaders

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Newsday

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

Helen Zille: Show me the money - newsday.co.za

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

DA ordered to take down 'water mafia' billboard in Durban

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

Helen Zille outlines plan to fix Johannesburg's finances and water crisis

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Newsday

Reported on 21 Oct 2026

The reason Herman Mashaba hates Helen Zille - newsday.co.za

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Four national polls show ANC decline, DA growth and MK drift

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

DA says working on affordable and transparent electricity tariffs

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

Johannesburg is a ‘gangster’s paradise’ run by untouchables, says Al Jama-ah mayoral candidate

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

DA candidate Rudi Stevens defends bid for public office after assault video resurfaces

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Cape Times

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis targets outright DA majority in Cape Town despite close polls

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Newsday

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

If you’re white, stay out of sight – Old DA slogan - newsday.co.za

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 20 Oct 2026

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Ramaphosa’s GNU survived an ANC rebellion, but Joburg will test everything

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Newsday

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

Helen Zille saved the DA from becoming a woke party focusing on race rather than excellence - newsday.co.za

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Newsday

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

The stunt that landed Helen Zille on the front page of People magazine in America and forced her to have a tetanus shot - newsday.co.za

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis says DA aiming for outright majority in Cape Town

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Pretoria Rekord

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

Metro investigates Bronkhorstspruit diarrhoea outbreak as DA signals legal action over water safety

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Cape Times

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

ANC Youth League calls for DA ministers to be removed from GNU

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Cape Times

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

Ramaphosa rejects Mbalula’s call to review DA’s role in GNU

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Cape Argus

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis urges Cape Town voters to back DA for outright majority

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

EFF open to joining GNU if DA and FF Plus exit: Malema

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Newsday

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

The DA provided a complete water system for R2.6 million that the City of Johannesburg could not complete for R37 million - newsday.co.za

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

DA’s negotiating stance for coalitions in Joburg: no EFF or MK

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 19 Oct 2026

HELEN ZILLE | Now or never: Joburg’s last chance

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

ANALYSIS: The ANC-DA national coalition will survive the elections, and could grow stronger

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Newsday

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

Call for DA strategist’s head after his attacks on United States leaders - newsday.co.za

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

Malema takes a swipe at Zille over ‘Gusheshe’ spinning

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Business Day Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

DA’s negotiating stance for coalitions in Joburg: no EFF or MK

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Review Online / Polokwane Review

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

Africa Check fact-checks ANC and DA 2026 manifesto claims

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News24 Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

5h ago ANC president Ramaphosa campaigns in DA-led City of Cape Town, urges moral reflection

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News24 Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

10h ago R1.27m monthly security bill for non-operational pools sparks corruption probe by DA

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

DA leads ANC by 13% in Johannesburg as urban politics fragment, poll finds

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

DA leads ANC in Joburg by 13.2 points as urban politics fragment, poll finds

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

DA calls on Masemola to introduce lifestyle audits for senior cops

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

Ramaphosa tells ANC supporters only huge turnout can oust DA in Cape Town

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

‘Arrogant’ DA likely to lose Cape Town majority, says Good party

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

DA’s Joburg lead still falls short

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 18 Oct 2026

‘We’ll work night and day to give Joburg a new lease of life’

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 17 Oct 2026

Al Jama-ah says open to talks with all parties except DA

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 17 Oct 2026

Zille’s final push for Joburg mayorship

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 17 Oct 2026

IN PICS | DA Joburg final rally in Nasrec

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Potchefstroom Herald

Reported on 16 Oct 2026

DA rallies support in Potchefstroom ahead of local government elections

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Cape Argus

Reported on 16 Oct 2026

DA defends Cape Town candidate after video appears to show assault of former wife

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The Citizen Politics

Reported on 16 Oct 2026

ANCYL calls on Ramaphosa to punish DA and get EFF to join GNU

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IOL

Reported on 15 Oct 2026

Borcherds Quarry smash-and-grab renews debate over proposed N2 wall

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IOL

Reported on 15 Oct 2026

DA vows to continue ‘water tanker mafia’ claim after court postponement

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 15 Oct 2026

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Mbalula fires DA warning after ANC’s ConCourt victory — ‘Nothing binds us forever’

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 15 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis rejects Solidarity’s push for GNU dispute over SA-US ties

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 15 Oct 2026

Mbalula questions DA’s role in GNU after ConCourt clash

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 14 Oct 2026

Parties defend single-name PR lists as Electoral Court hears DA application

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 14 Oct 2026

Helen Zille faces tough coalition choices, says William Gumede

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News24 Politics

Reported on 14 Oct 2026

DA launches portal for dodgy tenders as defaulter register remains empty

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

DA’s PR list case based on assumptions: Judge Modiba

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

Brink urges audit of Tshwane water contracts over 'irregularities'

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IOL

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

McKenzie hits back at Simmers over alleged drug and cash vote-buying in George

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IOL

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

McKenzie rejects Simmers’ allegations of tik and cash being offered in George

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

ANC sets sights on taking Cape Town back from DA after 20 years

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News24 Politics

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

12h ago DA wants parties to name their PR councillors upfront. The court has questions

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News24 Politics

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

16 000 applied, 388 employed, but no interviews held for Emfuleni jobs – DA alleges

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Mail & Guardian Politics

Reported on 13 Oct 2026

The DA is the only party that can beat the MK Party to secure the eThekwini metro, provided voters not ‘waste’ votes on smaller parties, says DA KZN chairperson

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

OUR CITY NEWS: Zille to ‘go into opposition’ if DA doesn’t win a workable coalition in Joburg

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

ConCourt reserves judgment in ANC’s candidate list case

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

DA launches final election slogan

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

Tshwane coalition blames infrastructure woes on state of metro under DA

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News24 Politics

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

10h ago ‘Absolute chaos’: DA pushes ANC’s buttons in candidate list case in ConCourt

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

DA warns of 'absolute chaos' if ConCourt rules in favour of late ANC candidate lists

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Daily Maverick

Reported on 12 Oct 2026

POWER GUZZLERS OP-ED: Big Tech or public good? What Cape Town’s data centre battle means for residents

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IOL

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

R30K to switch sides: DA denies PA bribery claims in George

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IOL

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

Sebastian Petersen denies creating LinkedIn profile cited in qualifications complaint

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Cape Argus

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

Hill-Lewis touts DA record on jobs, crime and infrastructure at Belhar rally

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Cape Argus

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

Rasaad Adams | Published 9 minutes ago R30K to switch sides: DA denies PA bribery claims in George

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IOL

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

Delft police constable returns to duty amid alleged docket-sale case

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Letaba Herald

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

Parties talk coalition ahead of Phalaborwa vote

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TimesLIVE Politics

Reported on 11 Oct 2026

DA leads ANC in knife-edge metro races

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SABC News Politics

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

DA promises safer communities, jobs at W.Cape rally

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IOL

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

Keep rivals out of our councils, Hill-Lewis tells DA’s final Western Cape rally

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Eyewitness News

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

DA's Hill-Lewis makes final Western Cape pitch three weeks before local polls

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News24 Politics

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

DA puts the squeeze on small parties in last election push

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Newsday

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

Here is what Helen Zille said that resulted in a crimen injuria case against her - newsday.co.za

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Middelburg Observer

Reported on 10 Oct 2026

Elias Motsoaledi Municipality rejects DA claims over R11m stadium project

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