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Dear Editor The DA backs the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police call for an independent commission of inquiry and lifestyle audits for all senior SAPS officials. The allegations against Minister Mchunu, by KwaZulu-Natal’s Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi show that the integrity of the South African Police Service must be urgently repaired. The entire …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance can confirm that the criminal complaint we laid against ANC Minister Nobuhle Nkabane is now under investigation by the Priority Crimes Directorate, the HAWKS. We welcome that the criminal complaint against Nkabane is being seen in a most serious light by the HAWKS. While President Ramaphosa continues to take zero …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has secured agreement from the Co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence to formally request critical information from the Minister of Defence regarding the missing R813.3 million allocated for the SADC deployment in the DRC. This follows the Minister’s dismissive response to the DA’s calls for accountability, in …
Dear Editor In a report dated 30 June 2025, the Public Protector has found that former SASSA CEO, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, was irregularly and unlawfully appointed on 29 March 2019 and received an inflated salary of R2 650 000 per annum from the former Minister of Social Development, Susan Shabangu. The DA will write to the …
Dear Editor After a troubling briefing today by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the DA has written to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, for an urgent debate in Parliament on corruption within the South African Police Services (SAPS). Our country will never win against violent crime, and our streets will never be safe, until …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply alarmed by recent revelations regarding alleged irregularities in the awarding of a R100 million tender by SA Tourism to Pomme Express, a company reported to have failed to show proof of experience and alleged to have provided false and misleading information in its bid. The DA calls …
Dear Editor Yesterday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane wrote to Tshwane Mayor, Nasiphi Moya to raise concern about the attacks by the ANC and other parties in her coalition on Johann Mettler’s appointment as municipal manager in September 2022. I warned her against any move to have Mettler’s appointment terminated, or to use a …
Dear Editor More than 2 million South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries might not be able to receive the grants come October 2025 should the Public Protector’s warning ring true. The Public Protector investigated allegations of undue delay by SASSA to assume management and control of the payment of social grants to beneficiaries, …
Dear Editor One year into the GNU, we see an interesting phenomenon play out constantly: the DA stands up to the ANC in the interests of a better South Africa, and each time we do, small parties come to the rescue of the ANC. This has been true of the dysfunctional clearing house mechanism, the …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) proposed that Parliament holds the Minister of Police to account for his May 2025 promise to strengthen policing in the Western Cape with “extraordinary measures” – but the ANC in the National Council of Provinces has bizarrely voted against this. The ANC voted down a motion by Hon. Gotsell …
Dear Editor In a single, ill-considered move, the Department of Defence has jeopardised the future of every Independent Power Producer (IPP) project in South Africa, undermining both our energy security and investment prospects. In a letter dated 30 June 2025, issued by Vice Admiral D.M. Mkhonto, the Department placed a moratorium on issuing “No Objection” …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will oppose the Department of Human Settlements’ budget because we cannot support allocating R33 billion in taxpayer funds to a department led by a Minister implicated in serious corruption. Since President Ramaphosa refuses to act, the DA will – by taking every possible step to hold Minister Thembi Simelane …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has requested a formal investigation by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government into the Buffalo City Municipality’s Kiwane Resort near Kidd’s Beach, that has evolved into a bottomless money pit. The municipality has shown a continued lack of transparency, accountability, and oversight regarding the Kiwane Resort, which is a public …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) fully supports Police Portfolio Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron’s call for the immediate suspension of all SAPS members arrested or charged with serious criminal offences. Keeping these individuals in active service undermines public trust and the integrity of the police. The DA will write to the Minister of Police to …
Dear Editor The Department of Defence is unable to account for R2.1 billion paid to it by the National Treasury. The DA will be writing to the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Defence, requesting urgent accountability. The Democratic Alliance is outraged over the ongoing failure of the Department of Defence to pay outstanding allowances …
Dear Editor The DA can reveal that the criminal investigation against ANC Minister Thembi Simelane is underway, following charges laid by the DA. A SAPS investigating officer has now been assigned to investigate the complaint. Minister Simelane is yet another ANC Minister in the National Executive of President Ramaphosa under investigation for a serious crime. …
Dear Editor While the President continues to take no action against ANC corruption in the National Executive, the DA will use every means we can to fight it. Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken decisive action against Minister Nobuhle Nkabane by formally laying criminal charges for deliberately misleading Parliament and abusing her position to …
Dear Editor According to Renaldo Gouws the principal of Pretoria Girls High School was found guilty of allowing her husband to use a school vehicle to fetch equipment to be used in the gardens which he (the husband) was maintaining for free. The PHSG was investigated for incidents of racism and the official report found: …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will refer the R8 million upgrade to the Krakeel Sportsfield in the Koukamma Municipality to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture to investigate if public funds were abused. In a written response dated 30 May 2025 to questions I posed in Parliament, the Minister of Sport, …
Dear Editor The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development continues to defend a shocking display of state overreach and misuse of public funds as revealed by a DA parliamentary question. The Department spent over R100k of public money on a personal protection order for a magistrate, when the Magistrate herself could have attended to this …
Dear Editor The DA calls for a comprehensive and independent investigation into the awarding of the fourth national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. The investigation must be fully independent, without any ANC political influence. The revelations and scandals around the new Lottery Operator licence continue to deepen, tied to the family of ANC Deputy President …
Dear editor The DA in North West can today reveal that the Deputy Mayor of Tshwane and MMC for Finance, Cllr Eugene Modise, owes the struggling North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) more than R12,5 million for the rental of the Morula Sun property through his company, Mzanzi Resorts. This was revealed in reply to a …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance welcomes the arrest of Lt General Khumalo, Brigadier Ncube, Brigadier Madondo and Major General Gabela, top figures within the South African Police Service’s Crime Intelligence CI Division. This is a welcomed step in rescuing an organisation on the brink of collapse. This points to yet another serious breach of trust …
Madam Speaker, Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa put South Africa’s future at stake. Shortly before Cabinet met yesterday, he informed me that he intends to remove Andrew Whitfield as Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition. I requested twenty-four hours to speak to Whitfield and my party. However, before I could even do so, just three …