Letters

Dear Editor Questions from the DA in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) have revealed that Minister Barbara Creecy must intervene immediately to stop the RAF’s continued illegal claims practices, or she will be complicit in breaking the law. The Minister must act now to stop the RAF from denying road accident victims their …

Dear Editor Despite ample evidence that Hangwani Morgan Maumela, one of the alleged key role players of Tembisa’s largest looting syndicate, has allegedly extended his operations beyond Gauteng and to other provinces, the President’s office has informed the DA that there is insufficient evidence presented to expand the SIU investigation to include all the dealings …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted a formal application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to compel the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Acting Minister of Police to release the long-overdue first quarter crime statistics. This follows two previous written requests and two formal media statements …

Dear Editor Last night, Minister Buti Manamela made public the list of his new Board Members appointed to oversee the SETAs. This publication came 28 days after their appointment; a month wherein Minister Manamela concealed the names for no apparent reason at the time. Now that the names have been released, the reason he kept …

Dear Editor In today’s meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, the national defence force was revealed to be in a state of complete crisis. The Department of Defence’s 2024/25 Annual Report paints a picture of an organisation crippled by financial collapse, systematic rule-breaking, over-dependence on foreign partners, riddled with critical leadership …

Dear Editor The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, once again failed to present a detailed costing for the National Health Insurance (NHI), rather doubling down on his plans to fund the NHI through currently unsanctioned taxes. The Minister must introduce an amendment to withdraw this disastrous law and follow proper public consultations on how …

Dear Editor South Africa is facing a tragic crisis: for every one abandoned baby found alive, two are found dead. Unsafe baby abandonment is a heartbreaking reality, and desperate newborns are dying because the government has failed to provide safe legal avenues for mothers in crisis. This is why the Democratic Alliance’s proposed Safe Relinquishment …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the unlawful imprisonment of Tanzania’s opposition leader, Tundu Lissu of the Party for Democracy and Progress (CHADEMA) on trumped-up charges of treason by the Tanzanian government as the country holds its general election today. The detainment of Tundu Lissu, along with fellow Tanzanian …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) has issued an urgent demand to Municipal Manager Mxolisi Yawa for the immediate implementation of live video and/or audio streaming for all Council meetings. This action, is essential to rectify a critical compliance gap and ensure that the municipality finally meets its …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela demanding that he make public the full list of SETA Accounting Authority (AA) appointments. The appointments were made on 30 September 2025. Nearly a month later, South Africans still do not know who has been entrusted with oversight of …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) today unveiled a new billboard that lays bare a truth South Africans already know: The ANC’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy has failed. It has made a handful of politically connected individuals wealthy, while the rest of the country has been left behind. For three decades, this policy …

Dear Editor The DA will immediately push for a complete forensic overhaul of SAPS, backed by independent oversight and accountability measures to restore professionalism, transparency, and public trust in policing. This action is urgent given the shocking evidence before the Madlanga Commission yesterday, which exposed a national crisis in SAPS’s forensic and ballistic systems. Testimony …

Dear Editor Minister of Justice & Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will appear on Wednesday before the NCOP Select Committee on Security & Justice to address the worsening plights of magistrates across our country. This follows a formal request by the DA for the Committee to urgently request the Minister to account for the Department’s failure …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by the alarming rise in suicides within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Recent reports reveal that, on average, one police officer takes their own life every week. This is not just a statistic; it is a tragic reflection of the immense psychological strain borne by …

Dear Editor The DA commends the work, focus and commitment of government in getting South Africa out of the financial-transaction purgatory known as the grey list. Since entering government, we’ve helped work to secure this outcome. But there is no room for complacency. Now we must build momentum by ramping up successful prosecutions of financial …

Dear Editor This morning, the Democratic Alliance (DA) met with the Public Protector in Pretoria to hand over evidence on PRASA’s R3.5 billion train refurbishment scandal. We went in person to make sure the seriousness of the matter is clear. The DA has been leading on this issue, gathering oversight reports, forensic evidence, and media …

Dear Editor Yesterday, Minister Dr Dion George brought much-needed clarity to the recent noise surrounding the alleged proposal to rename the Kruger National Park: no such process is underway. The motion raised by the EFF and supported by the MK and ANC in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature was nothing more than an empty, performative gesture. …