Letters

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) supports the report adopted by the National Assembly recommending the establishment of an Ad Hoc committee to investigate the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal’s Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. These are not ordinary allegations but an illustration of a rot that has taken hold of a police service …

Dear Editor Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) voted in favour of the National Budget (contained in the Appropriation Act) in Parliament, marking the successful conclusion of the 2025 budget process. This moment is historic—not only for the substance of the budget—but because it is the first to be passed under the Government of National Unity …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance will support the 2024/25 Appropriation Bill following the President’s decision to dismiss Minister Nkabane after sustained DA pressure. This decision is the crucial first step in holding compromised Ministers accountable. While long overdue, the removal of Minister Nkabane confirms that pressure from the DA within the Government of National Unity …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands that Eskom’s board and executives appear before Parliament’s Energy and Electricity Portfolio Committee to account for the R1 billion court-ordered payment to French nuclear company, Framatome, following the failed Koeberg steam generator replacement project. The DA wrote to the Chair of the Committee, Nonkosie Queenie Mvana, requesting that …

Dear Editor Criminality and underworld links seem to be entrenched in the Patriotic Alliance (PA) as their Johannesburg leader was found at the home of a suspected murderer during his arrest. Kunene’s role as MMC for Transport is absolutely untenable, after he was found by police at the home of a murder suspect, as police …

Dear Editor It is very good for the youth of this country that a lying ANC Minister, caught in a cadre corruption scandal, has been removed from the Cabinet. The right thing has been done, and this is good for stability in government and good for South Africa. For too long, ANC Ministers have taken …

Dear Editor After years of sustained pressure by the Democratic Alliance, President Ramaphosa has finally acted against South Gauteng NPA Director Adv. Andrew Chauke. The DA welcomes this as an important step toward the revival of a crumbling National Prosecuting Authority and urges the President to make the restoration of the South African criminal justice …

Dear Editor The departure of Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, after lying to Parliament to cover up ANC cadre deployment, comes after relentless DA pressure in the fight against ANC corruption, wrongdoing and criminality. The Democratic Alliance’s commitment to rescue South Africa means that while we govern to deliver in every way we can, we also fight …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) joins Minister Dion George in welcoming the Calvinia Regional Court’s sentencing of four individuals to 15 years’ imprisonment for the poaching of Clivia plants. Strong sentences such as these are important deterrents and should be commended. However, despite this progress, the illegal poaching of Clivia and succulent species remains …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged by new revelations confirming that SAPS continues to sideline its K9 units in Cape Town, despite their proven effectiveness in combating drugs and gang-related crime. Even more concerning is the ongoing refusal by Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lt. Genl. Thembisile Patekile, to deploy these specialised dogs where …

Dear Editor The Eastern Cape government must account for the alleged mismanagement of public funds at the “Music in the Snow Festival” in Hogsback this past weekend. Artists and attendees alike were left disappointed and out of pocket after a string of failures reportedly caused by the event organiser’s inability to meet basic commitments. This …

Dear Editor South Africa’s agriculture sector is facing renewed global trade uncertainty, with new U.S. tariffs on local exports set to take effect from 1 August. Encouragingly for South African agriculture, we are seeing progress in expanding access to alternative markets. Recent developments include: Avocados to China, Japan and India: Market access is being actively …

Dear Editor The DA condemns Minister Gayton McKenzie’s reckless decision to cut funding to national sports federations, undermining grassroots development and threatening South Africa’s Olympic future. The DA will move forward with an urgent oversight meeting in the Sports, Arts and Culture portfolio committee in Parliament – where Gayton McKenzie will have to come and …

Dear Editor Friday’s portfolio committee meeting, which Minister Nobuhle Nkabane bunked out of, heard staggering new details about the cover-up of brazen ANC cadre deployment. The evil system of ANC cadre deployment is a web of corruption. There was never an “independent panel” which made the SETA board appointments – as with all ANC cadre …

Dear Editor On Monday, the DA’s Emma Powell made a public revelation about Mcebisi Jonas that created a serious credibility issue for President Ramaphosa. Many have reported this as a “cover up” by Ramaphosa and “misleading” the nation. Since Powell’s revelation there has been no denial that Jonas was refused a visa to the United …

Dear Editor The DA has long warned that the gang and drug war on the Cape Flats does not stop at the prison gates. It continues inside our correctional facilities, enabled by systemic rot and weak oversight. The DA calls on the Department of Correctional Services to urgently invest in proper resources, including permanent K9 …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly condemns the temporary transfer of a 29-year-old Brigadier — who has never worn a SAPS uniform, never undergone formal police training, and who is currently out on bail on serious corruption charges — as the Head of Visible Policing (Vispol) for the Moot District in Pretoria. The DA …

Dear Editor Gender-based violence remains one of the most urgent and devastating threats facing residents of the Eastern Cape, and students at our universities and TVET colleges are no exception. This crisis continues to rob young women of safety, dignity and opportunity on campuses meant to empower them. Our young women face the daily reality …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will directly pose parliamentary questions to Defence Minister Angie Motshekga after ANC MP and Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD), Malusi Gigaba, abruptly backtracked on a Committee undertaking to demand answers from her about the R813.3 million reportedly allocated by National Treasury for soldier deployment allowances. …

Dear Editor I note with grave concern the Sowetan Newspaper story: “Report Links DA MP to Anti-SA Narrative”. On the 16th of July 2025, I was asked for comment on an unspecified report by Sowetan journalist, Jeanette Chabalala, who noted that serious allegations had been made against me in regards to the DA’s visit to …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decision taken by the joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees on Police and Justice & Constitutional Development to establish an ad hoc committee to urgently investigate the serious allegations raised by Lt General Mkhwanazi. This is a crucial and long overdue step toward ensuring transparency, accountability and …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance debated in the National Council of Provinces today, in favour of the Budget tabled by Minister Dean Macpherson, because the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is successfully delivering a R1 trillion infrastructure build, turning South Africa into a construction site, cutting out corruption, creating job opportunities, reclaiming public property, …

Dear Editor The Presidency’s unconvincing response to the Democratic Alliance’s revelations that Mcebisi Jonas had his visa application declined by US authorities places the spotlight on Minister Parks Tau and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) to secure a US trade deal in the two weeks left before the August 1st deadline. The …

Dear Editor The Freedom Front Plus yesterday showed just how far it will go to remain politically relevant, even if it means voting against the most important rural safety reforms ever adopted by Parliament. Despite not attending a single meeting of the joint Portfolio Committees on Police and Agriculture during the months-long development of this …