The Democratic Alliance is pleased to be able to announce that, following the establishment of a Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) at Rhodes University’s campus late last year, DASO candidates and affiliates have won seven out of 14 positions on the Rhodes Student Representative Council (SRC). A re-election will be held for the fifteenth SRC [...]

The Democratic Alliance is appalled by the actions of SASCO on the DUT PMB campus, which has seen DASO (Democratic Alliance Student Organisation) posters being torn down. Not only does this demonstrate the usual levels of political intolerance from the ANC and its structures but it points to something far more tangible, which is the [...]

Extract of a speech delivered by Makashule Gana, DA Youth Leader, 18 September 2010. Democrats, we do not march to the constitutional court because we enjoy walking as a group. We are here because we love our country. We do not want to see our hard earned democracy being eroded under our watch. Not in [...]

On Saturday the 18th of September, DA Leader Helen Zille, ID President Patricia de Lille, DA Youth Leader Makashule Gana and DA Member of Parliament and former journalist, Sej Motau, will lead a protest march against the Protection of Information Bill and the ANC’s proposed Media Appeals Tribunal. The four leaders will deliver speeches outside [...]