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Statement by Ashor Sarupen – DA National Campaign Manager: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is ready for the march to Election Day, for the upcoming Local Government Election, which will be on 04 November 2026. On this day, South Africans will have the power to vote for a local government that will get their municipality working. …
Statement by Cllr Sue Bentley – DA Buffalo City Caucus Leader: The Democratic Alliance (DA) today walked out of a virtual sitting of the Buffalo City Council because the meeting had been irregularly and unlawfully convened. The virtual council meeting convened yesterday but was unilaterally terminated and postponed to today by the ANC Speaker of …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: Today, during Parliament’s oversight visit to Naval Base Durban, we visited the Project Hotel site and received a briefing on the long-delayed Hydrographic Survey Vessel programme intended to replace the decommissioned SAS Protea hydrographic vessel. What we found confirms serious concerns that …
Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by the effective collapse of the Board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), a critical lifeline for hundreds of thousands of South African students. This failure strikes at the heart of access …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is proud of the progress made by the Department of Home Affairs, under DA Minister Leon Schreiber, in strengthening border security, modernising ports of entry, and deporting illegal immigrants. Recently over 600,000 individuals have been deported from South Africa, for …
Statement by Michael Bagraim MP – DA Spokesperson on Employment and Labour: A DA Parliamentary Question has revealed that the former UIF Commissioner, Teboho Maruping, was dismissed at the end of February. While on suspension, from September 2024, he earned almost R2.5 million. The fact that this information was not made public by the Minister …
Statement by Toby Chance MP – DA Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Competition: The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the independent investigation launched by Arena Holdings into the deeply troubling Lottery fund fraud scandal relating to Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara, revealed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) today. Whilst a step in the right direction, …
Statement by Dr Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The DA is deeply concerned by the state of governance at South African Airways, exposed by the Auditor-General report to Parliament. SAA received R38 billion from the fiscus between 2018 and 2024 – we cannot throw more good money after bad. We have written …
Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: The DA has written to Parliament’s Public Service Committee Chairperson requesting that the committee investigates how Minister Sisisi Tolashe may have been employing public servants in her home to undertake nanny services, while her family was taking a portion of their taxpayer-funded salary. This …
Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the City insists on 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution
Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery
Statement by Cllr Eldrige Ruiters – DA Dr Beyers Naude Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged the Dr Beyers Naude Council to urgently debate Eskom’s proposed interruption/reduction of bulk electricity supply in the municipality. This follows Eskom’s published public notice that electricity supply will be interrupted or reduced from 8 May, twice daily …
Bid by Lucky Montana and others to review State Capture corruption findings in jeopardy
A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and crumbling classrooms
Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the suspension of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and the appointment of an Acting National Commissioner, Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane. This is a necessary step to protect the integrity of the office and to ensure that SAPS can continue …
Statement by Karabo Khakhau MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands that the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Manamela, dismiss the entire financial division of the embattled Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) for its failure to account for …
Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance notes with deep concern and disgust the latest allegations against the Ekurhuleni City Manager. He is now reportedly implicated in a murder case arising from a May 2021 accident that was allegedly suppressed by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD). These are …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) laid criminal charges against Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe for deliberately deceiving authorities for her personal gain. The latest unjustifiable scandal surrounding Minister Tolashe involves motor cars she and her family have been using allegedly donated by a Chinese …
Statement by Tertuis Simmers – DA Western Cape Leader: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emerged tonight with two by-election victories in Saldanha Bay Wards 5 and 6. We are delighted and honoured that voters continue to back the blue machine – the only party that succeeds at service delivery, job creation and clean governance. The …
Statement by Kingsley Hope Wakelin MP – DA Spokesperson on Appropriations: Yesterday, Parliament approved the Division of Revenue Act (DORA) — the law that allocates funds from national to provincial, and local government to deliver basic services like water, electricity, roads, and housing. But while DORA decides where the money goes, it does not guarantee …
Statement by Michele Clarke MP – DA Spokesperson on Health: The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the Portfolio Committee on Health to urgently summon provincial health departments to account for the billions owed to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), as well as NHLS to explain how this failure is crippling both the criminal justice …
Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Democratic Alliance Federal Leader: The Democratic Alliance calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to place National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension and appoint a board of inquiry, in terms of section 9 of the South African Police Service Act, into his fitness to hold office. The Presidency has …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The DA will fight vehemently against the draft public procurement regulations. Already two flagship DA governments, the Western Cape Province and City of Cape Town, are challenging the underlying law that gave rise to the latest draft regulations, and now the DA will oppose …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in Witsand and Port Beaufort in the Hessequa Local Municipality after independent water samples, taken at several points, confirmed that the water does not comply with the prescribed standards. According to an independent, SANAS-accredited report compiled on 10 April 2026, […]
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