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Statement by Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The DA will request that the Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Transport obtain the Webber Wentzel report ahead of the Committee’s upcoming meeting on the multiple corruption scandals surrounding Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). For Parliament to fulfil its oversight role, this report …
The Flagstaff-Ingquza housing project has stalled due to budget constraints, says Eastern Cape Human Settlements
Dear Fellow South African, Last week, surgeons at Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo completed a remarkable operation. A team of doctors, nurses and other health workers successfully separated conjoined twins in a complex operation that demanded extraordinary skill and precision. We owe the medical teams that performed the operation, that helped deliver the twins and that …
Statement by Dr Vicky Knoetze MPL – Shadow MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism: Staff in the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) are being forced to work in buildings that do not meet basic health and safety standards, with some offices now deemed unsafe and unfit for occupation. These …
Statement by Rikus Badenhorst MP – DA and member of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to request the tabling of a motion to establish an ad hoc inquiry into the dubious appointment of the Secretary of Parliament …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The latest reports of millions spent on lavish Armed Forces Day celebrations, including exorbitant subsistence and travel payments of up to R70 000 per individual, alongside ongoing spending on golf days and social events – demonstrate precisely why Parliament cannot take the …
Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation: The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the arrest of Zimbabwean opposition leader, Tendai Biti by state police on the afternoon of 21 March 2026. Biti, who is the leader of the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF), was detained by …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: Today, on Human Rights Day, South Africa reflects on the promise of basic human rights for all, including dignity, freedom, and equality – but also an undeniable essential of human life: the right to drinking water. Human rights are not abstract ideals. They are the …
Statement by Mlondi Mdluli, MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Competition: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decision by the Competition Commission of South Africa to refer its findings of price fixing in the number plate industry to the Competition Tribunal for a final order. The firms involved, which manufacture blank number …
Statement by Solly Msimanga MPL – DA Gauteng Leader: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL as our Mayoral Candidate for Ekurhuleni. Ekurhuleni is at the heart of logistics and production in Gauteng – this great City can work, and should work, and we believe that Khathu is the person to get it …
Over the last two years, power outages in Ward 55 of the Tshwane Metro, which includes Kirkney, Zandfontein and Boekenhoutkloof, have increased so severely that residents experience disruptions on a daily basis. In many cases, it takes several days before electricity supply is restored. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly reported outages and […]
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Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The Democratic Alliance welcomes the short-term deployment of the SANDF to support SAPS in combating illegal mining and gang violence. Our communities urgently need this intervention; in fact, it should already have been fully operational. Given that the deployment was announced on …
Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: Of the eight Metros, the ones which are failing are in such a dire state that National Treasury now has to intervene in how they deliver basic services. This is a damning indictment, that one arm of government must impose rules to force …
Statement by Mlondli Mdluli MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Trade, Industry & Competition: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has formally written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition to urgently convene a series of stakeholder engagements on the state of South Africa’s steel and scrap metal industries. The steel sector …
Statement by Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The DA challenges President Ramaphosa to retract and correct his speech at Monday’s Transport Conference. The President has mistakenly endorsed Transnet to keep its stranglehold on managing and maintaining South Africa’s rail network. Transnet is a failed, broken entity that can never improve our national …
Statement by Horatio Hendricks MPL – DA Shadow MEC for Education: The allegations of financial mismanagement linked to Dale College are not an isolated incident but part of a growing, deeply entrenched pattern of corruption in schools across the Eastern Cape. Funds meant to improve school infrastructure and support learners have allegedly been diverted for …
The below speech was delivered by Stephen Moore during the Debate on Human Rights Day: Celebrating 30 years of the Bill of Rights as a sovereign and free constitutional Republic: Thirty years after the Bill of Rights, we should ask ourselves a question: Do these rights live only in our Constitution, or do they live …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice & Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) and requested an explanation for the judiciary’s failure to release statistics on late judgements. The last report was released by the OCJ in October 2025 and dealt …
Statement by James Lorimer MP – DA Spokesperson on Mineral and Petroleum Resources: Minister Gwede Mantashe should give South Africans the facts about the state of our fuel reserves. Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe has said there’s no need to panic about potential shortages of fuel caused by the war in the Persian …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The DA welcomes the launch by Home Affairs of the Meetings, Exhibitions, Events and Tourism Scheme (MEETS) visa platform, aimed at streamlining visa processing for international events hosted in South Africa. The purpose of MEETS is to boost tourism and enhance South Africa’s attractiveness …
Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: Today, I led a Democratic Alliance (DA) delegation of public representatives from municipalities across the Rand Water supply network, as well as the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on key matters affecting water supply. Amid serious water supply constraints, the meeting provided an important opportunity …
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
Statement by Mzamo Billy MP and Nichole Bollman MP: A visit by the Democratic Alliance today to a participating bank branch at Gateway Shopping Centre in Umhlanga found the newly launched Home Affairs Smart ID application services providing a groundbreaking service and operating at full capacity. The visit by DA Members of Parliament confirmed that …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urged the Finance Department of the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), which is responsible for issuing utility bills, to ensure that the information reflected on the bills is correct and complete. The bills for March do not reflect VAT nor the billing period. Consequently, these bills are […]
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