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Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: Last night President Cyril Ramaphosa again addressed South Africans about gender-based violence, just days after the 11th body of a woman since July was found in Ekurhuleni. But after years of plans, summits, declarations and funding announcements, what will actually be different tomorrow morning? Under …
Statement by George Michalakis MP – DA Leader in Parliament: I have today referred ten Municipal Managers to the Minister of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, for maladministration investigations. Under Section 106(4)(5) of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act, the Minister is empowered to request MECs to investigate maladministration within 90 days; failing …
Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation: A reply to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question posed to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ronald Lamola, has revealed that the cumulative estimated cost of renovations to South Africa’s embassy buildings and foreign assets currently stands at R830 million, …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The DA condemns the horrific mass shootings that have claimed 27 lives in Gauteng and the Western Cape within a matter of hours. Seventeen people were killed at a tavern in Wedela, while another 10 were killed in Lwandle. We extend our deepest condolences to …
Statement by Michele Clarke MP – DA Spokesperson on Health: Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September, is World Contraception Day, but the DA is concerned by reports of contraceptive stock-outs at a number of health facilities as the Department of Health prepares to transition to a new national supply contract on 1 October 2026. Key contraceptives, including …
Statement by Leah Potgieter MP – DA Spokesperson on Sports, Arts and Culture: Minister McKenzie’s recent dissolution of his own appointed National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Council, citing governance concerns, has once again raised serious questions about his appointment of the same individuals to multiple public entities he ultimately controls. Three individuals in particular …
Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: The DA calls on Minister Dina Pule to urgently account to Parliament on the alleged assassination plot against SASSA Eastern Cape Regional Manager Bandile Maqetuka. Maqetuka is said to have been targeted while uncovering fraud and corruption involving suspected losses of R10 million. The …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance is calling on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to urgently expand and properly resource its Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units as South Africa confronts the ongoing crisis of gender-based violence and femicide. The recent suspected serial murders …
Statement by Andrew Bateman MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Appropriations: The DA has submitted previously undisclosed Daybreak Foods State Capture invoices to the Presidency for referral to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which is assessing our request to investigate alleged financial irregularities at Daybreak and the PIC’s role in its affairs. Daybreak was billed …
Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education: Today’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training exposed an untenable situation at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS): service providers were irregularly procured to perform essential functions, yet NSFAS now says it cannot terminate these agreements because it lacks the internal …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The DA calls on the Police’s Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia to urgently intervene in the management crisis at the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) – at the centre of a R130-million SIU and Hawks investigation. The PSIRA is currently without its critical oversight body …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: At today’s Portfolio Committee on Police meeting, SAPS confirmed that problems with its crime statistics on women and children are still not resolved. The committee raised this in June 2025 after SAPS omitted separate figures for women and children murdered, subjected to attempted murder …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The DA expects Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya to be fired from SAPS if found guilty of the serious allegations of sexual grooming and rape he faces. This is the last straw, if found guilty, he must be fired. SAPS cannot credibly claim to protect women …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Judge Nare Frans Kgomo. We extend our sincere condolences to retired Judge Frans Kgomo’s family, friends, legal colleagues, and all those who knew and worked with him. Judge Frans Kgomo …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defense and Military Veterans: The DA has submitted parliamentary questions to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans following reports that the SANDF has acknowledged a Special Forces role in an operation linked to the disappearance of Abdella Hussein Abadiga, whom the …
Statement by Ashor Sarupen – DA Federal Council Chairperson: The DA has filed an urgent application in the Electoral Court, against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party and GOOD, for their attempt to bend the laws governing candidate lists in this year’s Local Government Election. The DA’s papers challenge the deliberate submission of proportional representation …
Statement by Leah Potgieter MP – DA Spokesperson on Sports, Arts and Culture: Nearly four months after Minister Gayton McKenzie’s World Cup-related trip began, the Minister and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture still cannot produce a final close-out report accounting for the nearly R31 million spent on its World Cup programme. In a …
Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: The DA has written to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza demanding clarity on information provided by former Communications and Digital Technologies Minister and now Minister of Social Development Dina Pule regarding the repayment of state funds. The Speaker previously informed the DA that Pule …
Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO): The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ronald Lamola’s recent remarks in the United States of America (USA) in which he condemned race-based policies, referring to the USA’s refugee programme as “Apartheid 2.0”. Minister Lamola made …
Parliament is doing more oversight work, but South Africans need to be able to see whether that work is actually fixing the problems it identifies. This is one of the central findings of OUTA’s eighth annual Parliamentary Oversight Report, Watching the Watchers: Parliament Through the Eyes of Civil Society, which assesses the second year of …
Statement by Leander Kruger MPL – DA Buffalo City Constituency Leader: The Democratic Alliance caucus in Buffalo City will submit a motion compelling the municipality’s political and administrative leadership to account publicly for its response to the recommendations issued by Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The motion will call on Council to require the …
Statement by Mzamo Billy MP – DA NCOP Member on the Select Committee on Security and Justice: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned that the SAPS tender to procure body-worn cameras for our hardworking and increasingly vulnerable police officers omits a crucial detail, as it does not specify how many cameras will be procured. …
Statement by Ashor Sarupen – DA Federal Council Chairperson: The IEC has published the final list of all Certified Candidates for the Local Government Election, and the DA is the only party in South Africa to have a candidate in every Ward. Only the DA has achieved a full national offering to the voters of …
Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: The DA has written an urgent letter to Minister Majodina, requiring her reply about criminal cases brought against known Water Tanker Mafia who are sabotaging water infrastructure to keep their emergency contracts in place. Last week Minister Pemmy Majodina submitted a written reply …