Reader Mayibuye Magwaza thinks I’m letting the DA off the hook too easily in this post: Sure, you’re complaining about counting heads in parliament as a benchmark for gender equality. However, I think there’s something to it. If the DA has failed to internally develop female leaders to the extent that Zille really couldn’t find [...]

Pierre De Vos has some tactical criticism for Cosatu: First, Cosatu pulled a cheap – but ultimately doomed – stunt by launching an ill-advised equality court application to challenge the composition of the Zille’s cabinet. Now Die Burger is reporting that Cosatu is threatening to institute a motion of no confidence in Zille and her [...]