Leave it to politicians to ruin a perfectly good opportunity to celebrate all the good the UDF has done for South Africa.

Baleka Mbete has given the go-ahead for the DA to put forward a motion to impeach el presidente in parliament.

The opposition has taken another stab at removing the president from office, this time in the form of the Omar al-Bashir debacle, but the ANC’s not taking the attack lying down.

Things aren’t as bad as some would think, but the DA leader admits that change needs to come immediately if we’re to save Mzanzi and he has three key focus points that could achieve this.

Mmusi Maimane has taken aim at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla compound by comparing his kraal to the living standards of some South Africans.

The DA believes that through solid entrepreneurship; Mzanzi’s unemployment woes might be alleviated much faster than through plain ‘job creation’. Agree?

Imagine for a moment the Democratic Alliance’s victory in the 2019 national elections, now have a look at their vision for 10 years later.

People are always going on about Zuma not even finishing matric, so here’s a clever little comparison between ANC top brass and the opposition DA member’s school and university qualifications.

Sewage pipelines are being built as fast as possible, in order to let sewage overflow run into the Vaal dam, one of the country’s largest freshwater stores.

SANRAL, whose sole purpose it is to MAKE money, is getting a bailout of billions according to the DA’s Manny de Freitas.

Yesterday could have made history; instead it just proved again how powerful the ANC is in parliament.

While many of her peers are well-known for the stupid sh*t they say, it’s refreshing to see the South African Iron Lady keep to what’s important… and give her competitors a proper schooling in the process.

For the first time since 2009 the ANC Youth League has a leader in the Western Cape, but will Muhammad’s sermonising save the embattled league?

Cellphone signals blocked and an alleged police presence inside parliament… just some of the scenes from what has become the most chaotic parliamentary sitting yet.

Four members, along with DA Western Cape spokesperson Marius redelinghuys have been arrested, after being harrassed by the South African Police Service outside parliament. More DA supporters were assaulted with water cannons ahead of the president’s State of the Nation Address.

Here it is, the official livestream for this years smoke and mirror charade, with some red carpet shenanigans by everyone except the Democratic alliance.

We’ve taken a look at a few black and white millionaires, and tried to determine which political party they support… sommer net.

Say what now?

The Empress of the Western Cape personally selected most of the DA’s top leaders, but now they want her to step down.

KZN, the Eastern Cape and Gauteng have the highest number of cheating matrics from last years national exam… incidentally, Gauteng also has the highest pass rate. LOL!

It seems one the Zuma family’s mishaps might actually have had something of a positive after-effect, albeit not for Duduzane himself.

The DA has released its annual government score-card, rating el presidente and his cabinet from one to ten based on how great they’ve been doing their jobs.

Four months overdue, President Jacob Zuma finally submits a reaction to the Nkandla report – once again passing the blame and responsibility to others

When it comes to South Africa, Ebola is turning out to be a non-story time and again. But how long can we shield ourselves from the deadly virus?

Dr Mamphele Ramphele announces her departure from South African politics following a turbulent year with the newly-formed Agang SA

The Democratic Alliance says the Department of Science and Technology’s R1 million spend on office pot plant maintenance represents ‘skewed priorities’

A new government proposal suggests that all farmland is to be split up equally between current owners and current labourers. But who is going to get the short end of the stick?

The national elections may be yesterday’s news in South Africa, but expats around the world still have many questions concerning the mismanagement of the vote abroad. As hundreds did not get to cast their votes despite the best of intentions and efforts, inquiries examining the overseas vote are beginning to produce some initial answers

In an unexpected announcement, Agang SA leader Dr Mamphela Ramphele proclaimed that she would not be taking up either one of the two seats that her party managed to gain in last week’s general elections, opting to rather take time to regroup and focus on her future political strategy – if there is any

Despite another landslide victory with more than 62 per cent of the vote, the ANC will likely face its most challenging opposition in parliament yet as SA enters its third decade of democracy

The Democratic Alliance received 84.44% of the overseas vote in the 2014 South African election – but ballots from four foreign missions were not counted as they did not make it back to South Africa in time.

On 2nd May 2014 Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shackdwellers’ movement of South Africa, announced that their KwaZulu-Natal branch had collectively decided to vote for the Democratic Alliance (DA)

The results from the votes are coming in, and while they may hold some small surprises for new players like the EFF it looks like much of the next five years is going to be business as usual

The ANC might just be the all-out winner as well as the biggest loser of the upcoming national election in South Africa on Wednesday. But to what extent are voting patterns likely to change or remain the same in what commentators have called the most exciting election in twenty years?

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the SABC has banned a second Ayisafani advert, while the SABC claim they are willing to flight the ad if it conforms to ICASA regulations

South Africans living abroad wake up to their election day one week ahead of the polls in Mzansi, with almost 10,000 registered voters expected at the High Commission in London alone

Radio host Eusebius McKaiser delves into the question of whether the Democratic Alliance are a genuine voting alternative to the ANC.

Western Cape Premier and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader HELEN ZILLE spills the beans in conversation with Sertan Sanderson in Cape Town

All is fair in love and war – and apparently politics, as the ANC blurs party lines and province colours

As the clash between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the SABC, South Africa’s beleaguered public broadcaster, continues, the fate of the controversial ad starting it all will lie in the hands of a judge tonight

Sertan Sanderson catches up with the Democratic Alliance (DA) politician and Shadow Minister of Finance in Cape Town

The SABC has banned a television ad by the Democratic Alliance (DA) citing a contravention against the Code of Advertising Standards of South Africa (ASA). But the DA says the SABC is trying to protect President Zuma.

The DA’s former Cape Town Metro chair joining the ANC is the latest in series of departures from the DA to ANC in run up to the national elections. However, many DA members are celebrating as it appears those departing were simply jumping before being pushed.

The Democratic Alliance wins a court battle against the ANC following allegations of not playing by the rules ahead of the elections.

This is the first South African election in which political parties have used Twitter to bolster their attempts to win over voters. We take a look at what the major players have been tweeting about.

With little more than 26,000 South African ex-pats registering to vote for the upcoming national elections, headlines alleging that collective votes abroad will only elect “half an MP” may be disheartening for some.

Spoof stories testing the gullability of South Africans included the new red Springbok kit and an exclusive tour of Nkandla.

The Democratic Alliance is thrilled to announce that the Western Cape Government will pay for a multi-million rand upgrade of Helen Zille’s private home in Rosebank, Cape Town.

In an address to South Africans in London, the DA’s Tim Harris highlighted three areas of his party’s manifesto; three reforms he believes can have a “huge effect” on South Africa’s economy.

A controversial new amendment to South Africa’s current mining laws is being processed, taking another step towards nationalising the country’s natural resources and scaring investors away

The ANC accuses the DA of playing dirty after another billboard campaign appears across Gauteng blaming the ruling party for the current electricity shortage in South Africa

As the use social media is turning into a critical tool of political campaigning across South Africa, some members within the ranks of the Democratic Alliance don’t seem to take Helen Zille’s direct remarks on Twitter too lightly

The short version of events: the ANC wins and the DA loses in a number of by-elections held across South Africa earlier in the week. But the long version of the story rather exposes how neither party can actually claim a major victory or celebrate any success, as the campaign season shifts into full gear

Thousands of ANC and DA supporters barely managed to shy away from violent clashes, as the election year is pushed into gear

As voter registration comes to a close, President Zuma announces 7 May as the date for the general elections – leaving relatively little time for parties to wrap up their election campaigns

Controversial ANC loyalist and former Ekurhuleni Police chief Robert McBride inches his way forward to being appointed the head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, as critics fear the divisive nomination will plummet the South African Police Service further into corruption.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) denies it came under pressure from its donors to push for the failed merger with Agang SA – but is the same true for Agang?

Mood between opposition parties Agang SA and the Democratic Alliance sours as their prospective political merger is rejected by Agang leader Dr Mamphela Ramphele, only a week after being named as the DA’s presidential candidate

The former South African President might come back to the National Assembly as an MP – if the ANC let him

In a stunning message this morning the Democratic Alliance announced that its number one seat for the 2014 general elections is reserved for Agang SA leader Dr. Mamphela Ramphele

South Africans have flocked to foreign missions around the globe to register as voters over the last two weeks. But others have complained that locations for registration were too limited – leaving South Africa’s huge community in Perth, for instance, having to drive two 80-hour round trips to register and vote.

The Democratic Alliance leader, Helen Zille, has released a video specifically addressed to the South African diaspora, urging them to register and vote in the upcoming national elections by 7 February

Opposition parties have expressed doubt that the South African government will be able to fulfil its promises to create six million jobs, fight corruption and improve education, as detailed in the ANC’s election manifesto unveiled by Jacob Zuma on the weekend

The Security Cluster of Ministers have closed ranks around Number One as the State releases its own Nkandla report ahead of the Public Protector’s more hotly-awaited one. As many expected, the State has defended everything down to the large swimming pool as esssential to the First Family’s protection, although some overpayment for individual items has been admitted to

South Africans are united in their approval for the cutting of ministerial perks, government luxury travel and accommodation, and State credit cards for higher-ups. But this budget’s appetite to tackle the major constraints on growth have proven to be a matter of tense debate

As the 2014 elections draw nearer, the National Assembly has approved the Electoral Amendment Bill, despite protests from the DA.

ANC supporters assaulted a Democratic Alliance member who had supported a DA candidate to replace the ANC mayor in the hotly-contested Tlokwe (former Potchefstroom) municipality on Wednesday.

The Democratic Alliance held an evening at the Liberal Club in London to launch Blue the Network and engage with young South Africans.

Proposed amendments to Electoral Act will see 2009 Constitutional finding applied in full, allowing South Africans to vote wherever they are on Election Day in 2014.

African leaders’ “club of silence” – the refusal to criticise each other or intervene in times of crisis – has kept Robert Mugabe in power up to now. But how has South African president Jacob Zuma gained from support of Mugabe in the face of consistent criticism?

Democratic Alliance condemns President Jacob Zuma for congratulating Robert Mugabe on winning last week’s Zimbabwean presidential election, while international pressure mounts to re-examine results of the ‘farcical’ poll

Madiba’s relative believes that the current government has failed South Africans and wants to join the opposition party.

Mandela’s cousin has declared his support for the DA because the ANC has “lost its way”, in spite of ruling party radicals’ attempts to secure votes ahead of the 2014 elections – the latest of which has allegedly seen a DA youth leader’s shack set alight for being a “dog of Helen Zille”.

The DNA of the South African voter is not complicated. It is summed up in the Bill of Rights; it is protected by the Constitution. It has an independent judiciary. It is mirrored through a free press. All these life forces are being threatened by politics, argues Pieter-Dirk Uys.

Helen Zille will talk on ‘Elections 2014: will it be South Africa’s turning point?’ on Wednesday 19 June.

Lindiwe Mazibuko will give a number of public addresses in London this week