DA party leader John Steenhuisen hopes the party's federal council chairperson, Hellen Zille, will stand again for the position at its upcoming national congress in April.
South Africa’s richest metro, Johannesburg, is now in the control of minority parties, with a mayor representing a party with just three seats in council. Among the 10 MMCs appointed is controversial businessman, ex-convict and ‘Sushi King’-turned politician Kenny Kunene.
In evolving from the initial premise of being a means of communicating with loved ones, social media companies have also had to take the role of regulators of the content. This poses a risk, writes Mukundi Budeli.