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Statement by Leander Kruger MPL – DA Buffalo City Constituency Leader: The Democratic Alliance in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality mourns the passing of Springbok Women’s rugby player and Mdantsane trailblazer, Lusanda Dumke, who lost her battle with cancer at the age of 28. South Africa has lost an exceptional athlete, a leader, and a source …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The DA can confirm that 2 840 rape kits arrived in Cape Town on Monday, following sustained DA oversight and pressure after multiple police stations across the Western Cape were found to be without this critical forensic evidence tool. While this delivery …
Statement by John Steenhuisen MP – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: As Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), I salute our brave DA caucus in KwaZulu-Natal, our representatives in the provincial government, as well as all of our public representatives and activists who turned out in their numbers today to defeat the destructive Motion …
Statement by Tsholofelo Bodlani MP – DA Spokesperson on Communications & Digital Technologies: The ANC’s press release condemning the Policy Direction on Internet Service Providers issued by Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi once again exposes the party’s political expediency. In doing so, the ANC ignores laws enacted under successive ANC-led governments and the …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The DA’s unannounced spot checks at four Western Cape police stations yesterday have now confirmed what SAPS leadership has been denying for weeks: the numbers provided by the Western Cape SAPS management on rape-kit availability are grossly inflated, factually incorrect and completely …
Statement by Bonginkosi Madikizela MP – DA Spokesperson on Public Works and Infrastructure: The Democratic Alliance welcomes the appointment of Ms. Mameetse Masemola as Head of Infrastructure South Africa. Her transition from Acting Head to permanent appointment provides much-needed stability and continuity at this critical juncture for our nation’s infrastructure development. Ms. Masemola inherits a …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: On the final day of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, the DA confirmed that urgent action is being taken to supply rape kits to the Western Cape after its oversight exposed a shocking collapse in …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has warned that the ongoing process to appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions has gone badly off the rails. The panel set up to advise the President has chosen to interview Adv Menzi Simelane, a …
Statement by Michele Clarke MP – DA Spokesperson on Health: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for urgent national intervention as newly released parliamentary replies confirm that child malnutrition in South Africa continues to claim hundreds of young lives each year. In answer to a written parliamentary question by the DA [RNW6755], Health Minister, Dr …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the tough stance on illegal immigration under Minister Leon Schreiber, with more illegal immigration operations in nine months than in the entire five-year term of the previous administration. In response to a parliamentary question by DA MP Nicole Bollman, …
Statement by Michael Bagraim MP – DA Spokesperson on Employment & Labour: The Democratic Alliance is appalled by the revelation that the Department of Employment and Labour has told employers to make use of the long-scrapped 1950 Population Registration Act when classifying staff by race. This instruction is as shocking as it is unlawful, and …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: As the country marks the final hours of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, it is utterly disgraceful that the Western Cape, and possibly the rest of the country, has been left without Sexual Assault Evidence …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance reiterates our call for urgent accountability as the continued loss and theft of state-owned firearms fuels violent crime across the country. More concerning is the scale of these failures. A DA parliamentary question revealed that a total of 170 SAPS-owned firearms …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: Recent reports have revealed a shocking reality: only 27% of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is healthy enough to deploy, while the health status of 36% of soldiers remains unknown. Commanders have failed to enforce mandatory health assessments, young recruits …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: In her address this weekend, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi chose to explain away the assassination of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe by suggesting he declined protection and implying that media transparency contributed to his murder. This is an outrageous and disgraceful attempt …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the cold-blooded assassination of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission. His murder, carried out moments after arriving home with his wife, is an attack on …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The Public Investment Corporation finally admitted that not all the recommendations from the Mpati Commission have been implemented. The Mpati Judicial Commission investigated allegations of wrongdoing at Africa’s largest asset manager. In 2020, it published its report, which included numerous recommendations that the PIC …
Statement by Freddy Sonakile – DA Spokesperson on PPAC in North West: The Department of Health appeared before the Provincial Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) yesterday to account for its 2024/25 audit outcomes. What emerged was a disturbing picture of a department in deep financial distress, with weak controls and chronic cash-flow problems. Shocking details revealed …
Statement by Henro Kruger MP – DA Spokesperson on Small Business Development: The DA has launched a national petition to stop the Minister of Small Business Development’s draft Business Licensing Bill. If this Bill goes ahead, it will pile even more red tape onto small businesses and make it even harder for people to earn …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The Democratic Alliance will submit a complaint to the Press Ombudsperson over the entirely unfactual and shoddy “article” by Daily Maverick journalist, Rebecca Davis today, which belongs more in a gossip column than a news platform. Davis has attempted to create a conspiracy that the …
Statement by Dr Jack Bloom MPL – DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng launched a billboard in the south of Johannesburg today to continue their campaign for criminal charges against the kingpins who stole R2.3 billion from Tembisa Hospital, and the urgent recovery of this money. Speakers at the …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: The Democratic Alliance is alarmed by News24’s report that young South African men were charged R20 000 for supposed travel and training, only to be sent directly into the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the article, these invoices were issued through individuals linked …
Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard MP – DA Spokesperson on State Security: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the arrest and charging of Thulani Dlomo, the alleged “superspy” who operated at the heart of Jacob Zuma’s State Capture project. This is a significant breakthrough in the fight against corruption and the abuse of state institutions and …