Letter

Dear Editor The collapsing postal service has left thousands of workers across Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality (DBNLM) unable to access their government stipends. Marginalised youth, who are supposedly being empowered through the National Youth Service learnership with the Department of Transport, are instead entering their second month of not being paid for services rendered. …

Dear Editor The DA will write to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Mineral Resources and Energy, Sahlulele Luzipo, requesting that the committee adopts a resolution condemning the unethical conduct of the Minister of the Minister of Energy, Gwede Mantashe, for deliberately delaying the tabling of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill (ERA) in an …

Dear Editor Over the past few days government officials have been reporting back to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on progress they’ve made in combating illegal mining. They’ve made very little. The overall response to illegal mining has been revealed to be grossly inadequate, for which the blame must lie with the …

Dear Editor President Cyril Ramaphosa’s continued silence over Zimbabwe’s sham elections, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa controversially “re-elected” for a second term, is a tacit endorsement of the ZANU-PF government’s electoral farce. A preliminary report by the SADC Election Observer Mission (SADC-EOM) noted that the elections “fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, …

Dear Editor Former President, Thabo Mbeki’s historical amnesia and gross mischaracterisation of the factors that led to the ongoing load-shedding crisis borders on propaganda and outright lies. It was Mbeki’s ANC administration which committed the original sin by failing to invest in new generation capacity when they were warned that demand was close to outstripping …

Dear Editor The Minister of Defence and and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, should urgently provide clarity on unconfirmed reports claiming that the Department of Defence (DoD), possibly including Armscor, has been a victim of ransomware attack which has compromised sensitive military data, potentially placing the country’s national security at severe risk. These unverified reports allege …

Dear Editor It’s scandalous that from the start of the process, suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has employed various delaying tactics to avoid impeachment before her term ends in mid-October. Her aim is to secure a “gratuity” of about R10 million she will receive when she completes her term by ensuring she is not impeached …

Dear Editor Eskom late last night conceded to Part A of the DA and the Ditsobotla Dienste-vereeniging’s urgent court application to the Pretoria High Court, and is now an order of court. See court order here. In short, Eskom will not suspend electricity supply to Lichtenburg for extended periods of time other than for maintenance …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the admission of Iran and Saudi Arabia into BRICS with concern. While only three of BRICS’s five member states can currently be considered free democracies, namely South Africa, India, and Brazil, the addition of two new member states run by authoritarian regimes with concerning totalitarian tendencies may tip …

Dear Editor Following a sustained campaign by the Democratic Alliance (DA), in which we repeatedly called for an independent forensic investigation into maladministration within the Independent Development Trust (IDT), the IDT Board has announced that it has taken a resolution to commission two forensic investigations which will be conducted by National Treasury with the support …

Dear Editor Today, the DA has submitted a request, in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) for the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to release the report on their investigation into allegations that President Ramaphosa contravened Exchange Control Regulations. In its media release on 21 August, the SARB stated that it …

Dear Editor Today marks a full 2 years since Babita Deokaran was ruthlessly assassinated for daring to expose corruption at Tembisa Hospital. And while her six killers pleaded guilty yesterday and were sentenced to between 6 and 22 years in prison, the masterminds of the whistleblower’s assassination still remain at large, as does the individual …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Metsimaholo Local Municipality welcomed the Free State High Court’s vindication that the Motion of No Confidence (MONC) in Mayor Jeff Zwane was unlawful. We further welcome the Free State High Court’s personal costs order granted against Lucas Fisher, the rogue Speaker of Metsimaholo who stubbornly failed to appreciate …

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance is most concerned that the six men who have admitted guilt in the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran should reveal who gave them the orders to kill her. I hope their plea deal includes as much information as possible about those who wanted to stop Babita uncovering massive corruption at …

Dear Editor After 16 years of ANC lies and false promises about working hard to solve the country’s loadshedding crisis, South Africans have had enough and they have stepped up in a big way to save their country from the brink of ANC ruin. Eskom’s own data shows that households and businesses have installed an …

22 August 2023 Reserve Bank Governor Dear Mr Kganyago Report on Phala Phala matter Thank you for your letter dated 21 August 2023 (copy attached). Today is exactly one year after correspondence was sent to your office by the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance regarding allegations against President Ramaphosa. Those allegations relate to …

Dear Editor Tomorrow, 23 August 2023, the people of Zimbabwe will head to the polls to elect their government. All indications point to yet another ZANU-PF captured election. The run-up to these elections has once again been marred by the jailing of opposition leaders, rife intimidation of opposition supporters, the weaponization of courts against opponents, …

Dear Editor Eskom yesterday served notice that it intends to oppose the DA’s urgent Pretoria High Court application on Thursday, 24 August 2023. See notice here. We will proceed with our case, supported by the Ditsobotla Dienste-vereeniging, to ensure that Eskom never again exploits a similar crisis again at the expense of residents. While Eskom …

Dear Editor The DA calls for the suspension of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo after revelations that he not only participated in the bid evaluation process, but that he and the board lied about it. Leaked recordings revealed that Nongogo was present at all nine presentations for the NSFAS direct …