Parliament of South Africa
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The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature. It is located in Cape Town; the country's legislative capital.
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament undergoing renovations in January 2026
Main street entrance to Parliament, at the top of Roeland Street, Cape Town CBD
The chamber of the National Assembly prior to the January 2022 fire
The Democratic Alliance is a liberal political party in South Africa, sitting on the centre to centre-right of the political spectrum. It has been the second-largest party in the country since its fou
Parliament of South Africa
…violent protests erupting all over the country in response to the allegations of corruption within the ANC and the non-delivery of municipal services. Democratic Alliance: The DA was formed when the New National Party, the successor to the apartheid-era National Party, merged with the Democratic Party and the Federal…
Helen Suzman
Harry Schwarz
Newspaper with headline about the DA's leadership change, in a Cape Town Woolworths, in February 2026
Cape Town City Hall, the meeting place for the DA-controlled Cape Town City Council, was lit up in blue and yellow (the colours of the Ukrainian flag) in solidarity with Ukraine in following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.