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Dear Editor The DA in Gauteng is deeply dismayed by the evident hypocrisy displayed by Rand Water, both during and after our unannounced oversight visit today. While we concur that Rand Water should set the record straight, achieving this necessitates their departure from the metaphorical glass house in which they engage in politicking regarding service …
Dear Editor This week, Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, told Parliament in no uncertain terms that he will refuse to obey their decision and apologise to activist Ian Cameron, for telling him to “shut up”, before having him forcibly removed from a community meeting. The actions of the Minister are nothing more than that of …
Dear Editor The DA will request the Health Ombud, Prof Taole Mokoena, to investigate the incident where two security guards assaulted a 13-year-old disabled patient at the Ladysmith Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. While the DA commends the swift action of the KZN Department of Health to dismiss the security guards and the implementation of internal disciplinary …
Dear Editor Today, the DA in Gauteng conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Rand Water headquarters in Johannesburg South. We are deeply concerned with the lack of accountability, and transparency we were met with. Unsurprisingly, the CEO, Sipho Mosai, would not engage with us and drove right past us. Instead, the Acting Managing Director, …
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform silent on why it’s taken years to issue a lease promised in 2019
Dear Editor The recently announced fuel price increase by the Department of Energy, way above market expectations, is yet another reminder that the ANC government will not take urgent policy steps that would reduce the price of food with lower fuel prices. The Minister of Energy – Gwede Mantashe and the Minister of Finance – …
Dear Editor Minister Lindiwe Zulu is at the helm of a Department responsible for the welfare of the country’s most vulnerable citizens and she has shown herself to be one of the worst performing Ministers in Cabinet. The following are some of the reasons the DA believes that Social Development Minister Zulu must be fired: …
The families are refusing the leave, saying life on the farm is all they’ve ever known
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged that the South African Police Service (SAPS) spent R75 million protecting delegates of the three-day BRICS summit while ordinary South Africans are left to be murdered, raped, robbed, kidnapped and trafficked 365 days of the year. A total of 5,234 SAPS members were also deployed during the …
Dear Editor The blame for the calamitous failure of former Transnet CEO, Portia Derby and her Executive, lies squarely with the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan as he signed off on their appointment in 2020. As the architect of this disastrous Executive team, Gordhan must demand the immediate resignation of the last holdout – …
Dear Editor The DA takes note of the statement issued by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Communications Directorate in which they have given the DA 7 days to issue a public apology to Minister Sihle Zikalala. The Department’s statement is in response to our media statement released yesterday in which we called …
Dear Editor Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) launched its 2024 Voter Registration Campaign along Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD where we flighted the first of our registration posters and unveiled our registration slogan: “Register to Rescue SA”. We chose this location in particular because no other city so appropriately, and so tragically symbolises the …
Dear Editor Following charges that I laid in 2018 against 53 persons implicated in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank – including members of the ANC, case number CAS1058/05/2019 will be heard in the Pretoria High Court today. The DA welcomes this significant development which is a critical first step towards holding the first 14 …
Dear Editor The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala, lied when he made false and misleading claims that over 200 individuals – who were alleged to be part of the construction mafia, have been arrested to date. The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) has failed to corroborate his claims, leaving the DA with …
Dear Editor The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, should immediately rescind the deployment of Nonkululeko Dlamini as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Telkom. It is a disgrace that, a few hours after she jumped the ship before she could be fired as Transnet CFO, Telkom did not waste time in …
Dear Editor The DA takes note of the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla’s media briefing yesterday and the dark picture he painted of the Department of Health’s finances. Between the R8 billion needed to cover the 7.5% salary increases, infrastructure grants that need to be redistributed to address loadshedding and water shortages, the many …
Dear Editor Yesterday President Ramaphosa signed the South African Postbank Limited Amendment Bill into law. This Act will allow for the establishment of a new holding entity for the Postbank and was designed to facilitate the Postbank’s registration as a Bank Controlling Company which will enable it to operate as a separate full-service bank. The …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today reveal that the African National Congress (ANC) is in contempt of a Court order issued by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that compelled the ANC to make public its cadre deployment records. In response to the ANC’s defiance of this court ruling, the DA is approaching …
Dear Editor Yesterday, ActionSA stabbed Tshwane Executive Mayor Cilliers Brink in the back and have pulled the rug from under coalition’s feet. Without consulting the Multi-Party coalition, ActionSA submitted an urgent motion to the Speaker of Council that seeks to compel the Executive Mayor to negotiate with striking workers as well as for the Mayor …
Dear Editor The DA welcomes the resignation of Portia Derby as the CEO of Transnet. This is the first major step in the path to turn around the fortunes of the ailing state-owned enterprise and bring it back from the brink of collapse. Portia Derby’s tenure, together with the rest of her Executive, has been …
Dear Editor Minister Didiza needs to act urgently as poultry farmers suffer due to a severe avian flu outbreak. The DA has urged her to assist farmers by procuring vaccines, registering them, and providing financial support to rebuild their businesses. Reports suggest that millions of birds have already died, causing significant industry losses. The Department …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today reveal that, despite now playing cheap and opportunistic politics on this issue, ActionSA voted in favour of the 0% wage increase contained in the budget adopted earlier this year by the City of Tshwane’s Council. In a statement released on 1 January 2023, following the adoption of …
Dear Editor The 9th BRICS Parliamentary Forum held in Johannesburg this week has been marred by rank ANC incompetence, calling into question South Africa’s credibility as a reliable partner within the expanding bloc. The ANC’s complete disregard for professionalism, time-keeping, and organisation, combined with underwhelming representation from several key member countries has rendered the Forum …
Dear Editor The DA has taken note of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s recent remarks during his closing address at the Aspirant Women Judges program. Chief Justice Zondo’s experiences with the State Attorney’s office and the challenges he faced in defending his work are deeply concerning. It underscores the importance of a robust and independent legal …