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The tariff increases were included in the 2024/2025 budget that was adopted on 31 May 2024 at a council meeting in East London. The imposition of the service charge, payable per month, even if no electricity is used, will result in an increase in cost to prepaid consumers of between 4% and 11%. Domestic consumers on credit meters are more drastically affected, paying … [Read more...] about Sue Bentley on BCM’s “Immoral sky-high electricity tariff increases”

The formulation of the DA’s National Executive Member offering takes into consideration skills and expertise, qualifications and experience, and diversity, while ensuring that our parliamentary caucus retains key members to exercise oversight over all national departments. I am proud to announce the 12 Cabinet and Deputy Ministers. … [Read more...] about John Steenhuisen on the 12 DA National Executive MP’s in South Africa’s 2024 GNU

The perilous financial state of the Electricity Department has the potential of destroying the financial sustainability of the Metro altogether. This is why it is imperative that Council immediately tackles the inherent problems within the department. … [Read more...] about Cllr Morné Steyn on NMB’s Dismal Electricity Department

"The new cabinet announced by Premier Oscar Mabuyane today have their work cut out for them as they tackle the systemic challenges in their respective portfolios." Say DA MPL Dr Vicky Knowtze.     … [Read more...] about Tough Road Looms

Eleven Democratic Alliance members were sworn in as members of the seventh sitting of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, up from ten seats held in the sixth term. … [Read more...] about Andrew Whitfield on DA in EC

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s (NMBM) stubborn refusal to remove punitive water tariffs, despite most dams overflowing, is completely irrational and has residents rightfully fuming! … [Read more...] about Dries van der Westhuizen on the NMB’s Punitive Water Tariffs

The Walter Sisulu Local Municipality (WSLM) is facing the possibility of a rate boycott after the ANC pushed through a tariff increase that will see some property rates increase by 300%. … [Read more...] about Magda Botha on Looming Rates Boycott

The fight against GBV is a key priority of the DA. Our plan includes the training of staff to deal with GBV cases and ensuring that GBV survivors can access effective justice. The DA will prioritize GBV and the Public Protector's recommendations in the 7th Parliament. … [Read more...] about Glynnis Breytenbach on GBV Protection Failures

Crime and corruption, industrial scale mismanagement, an inefficient public procurement framework, and the energy crisis have crippled our economy, and South Africans are becoming poorer by the day as a consequence. … [Read more...] about Dion George Speaks on SA’s Economy

Says Andrew Whitfield; "The results of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections have confirmed that the DA in the Eastern Cape is moving in the right direction having increased our provincial support since the 2021 local government elections." … [Read more...] about We Are On The Right Track

"The first priority of the new Eastern Cape Provincial Government must be to declare a state of disaster following the extensive flooding that devastated the province over the past weekend," says Andrew Whitfield the DA leader in the Eastern Cape. … [Read more...] about Andrew Whitfield Calls for State of Disaster Declaration

Andrew Whitfield - DA MP, says that the DA is committed to decentralising police services from national government. In Kouga we can employ our own police personnel and make sure that we put those functions in place to keep our communities safe. If we can deliver quality local government services, then we can also deliver national government services. … [Read more...] about Andrew Whitfield on Decentralising Police