Next Africa

Setting Big Ambitions in a Shaky South African Alliance

The DA and ANC are in a fractious ruling coalition with eight smaller rivals in South Africa.
Supporters of South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance at a party rally in Benoni, South Africa, in May 2024.Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg

Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we spoke with the new leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance. And:

The youthful new leader of the Democratic Alliance has swiftly stamped his mark on South Africa’s second-biggest political party.