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Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the tough stance on illegal immigration under Minister Leon Schreiber, with more illegal immigration operations in nine months than in the entire five-year term of the previous administration. In response to a parliamentary question by DA MP Nicole Bollman, …
Statement by Michael Bagraim MP – DA Spokesperson on Employment & Labour: The Democratic Alliance is appalled by the revelation that the Department of Employment and Labour has told employers to make use of the long-scrapped 1950 Population Registration Act when classifying staff by race. This instruction is as shocking as it is unlawful, and …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: As the country marks the final hours of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, it is utterly disgraceful that the Western Cape, and possibly the rest of the country, has been left without Sexual Assault Evidence …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance reiterates our call for urgent accountability as the continued loss and theft of state-owned firearms fuels violent crime across the country. More concerning is the scale of these failures. A DA parliamentary question revealed that a total of 170 SAPS-owned firearms …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: Recent reports have revealed a shocking reality: only 27% of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is healthy enough to deploy, while the health status of 36% of soldiers remains unknown. Commanders have failed to enforce mandatory health assessments, young recruits …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has established, through a parliamentary question to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, that an air force major dismissed in 2018 for serious hate speech was reinstated less than a year later. Mayor M. V. (Vincent) Mohlala, who was stationed at the SA Army Signal Formation […]
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Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: The Democratic Alliance is demanding urgent answers after parliamentary replies revealed that Rand Water has spent an astonishing R64.7 million on advertising over the past three years. This means Rand Water alone accounts for 76% of the combined R83 million spent by all …
Social development department must disclose all grants made to organisations from 2014 to 2024
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: In her address this weekend, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi chose to explain away the assassination of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe by suggesting he declined protection and implying that media transparency contributed to his murder. This is an outrageous and disgraceful attempt …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the cold-blooded assassination of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission. His murder, carried out moments after arriving home with his wife, is an attack on …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The Public Investment Corporation finally admitted that not all the recommendations from the Mpati Commission have been implemented. The Mpati Judicial Commission investigated allegations of wrongdoing at Africa’s largest asset manager. In 2020, it published its report, which included numerous recommendations that the PIC …
Municipality says the shacks are built unlawfully and bylaws need to be enforced
Statement by Freddy Sonakile – DA Spokesperson on PPAC in North West: The Department of Health appeared before the Provincial Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) yesterday to account for its 2024/25 audit outcomes. What emerged was a disturbing picture of a department in deep financial distress, with weak controls and chronic cash-flow problems. Shocking details revealed …
Statement by Henro Kruger MP – DA Spokesperson on Small Business Development: The DA has launched a national petition to stop the Minister of Small Business Development’s draft Business Licensing Bill. If this Bill goes ahead, it will pile even more red tape onto small businesses and make it even harder for people to earn …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The Democratic Alliance will submit a complaint to the Press Ombudsperson over the entirely unfactual and shoddy “article” by Daily Maverick journalist, Rebecca Davis today, which belongs more in a gossip column than a news platform. Davis has attempted to create a conspiracy that the …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: The Democratic Alliance is alarmed by News24’s report that young South African men were charged R20 000 for supposed travel and training, only to be sent directly into the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the article, these invoices were issued through individuals linked …
Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard MP – DA Spokesperson on State Security: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the arrest and charging of Thulani Dlomo, the alleged “superspy” who operated at the heart of Jacob Zuma’s State Capture project. This is a significant breakthrough in the fight against corruption and the abuse of state institutions and …
Statement by James Lorimer MP – DA Spokesperson on Mineral and Petroleum Resources: Government-run PetroSA is in deep trouble. A senior manager has told the Portfolio committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources that the entity owes SARS R4,5 billion which PetroSA is unable to pay. SARS has apparently travelled to Mossel Bay where PetroSA’s major …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The speech below was delivered by Dr Mark Burke MP this afternoon during the First Reading debate: Rates and Monetary Amounts Bill [B14 – 2025] (s77) (121) Madam Speaker, What makes a state? It is not geography. Nor is it a grouping of people. …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply shocked and saddened by reports that 157 children have been killed in gang crossfire on the Cape Flats over the past five years. These are not just numbers; they are the stolen lives of innocent children trapped in violent …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The fifth detainee escape in just over a month has now occurred – this time involving Richard Chakeintso, a 30-year-old undocumented immigrant who was on trial for assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and contravening the Immigration Act. He …
Statement by John Steenhuisen MP – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: In what must be a new low in their ongoing campaign to discredit the Democratic Alliance (DA)) and smear myself, the Daily Maverick and Rebecca Davis have again exposed their vindictive agenda. A bizarre piece penned by Davis that without a single fact or …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The DA has always and will always defend the rights of schools to determine their own language policy as enshrined in law. It is unfortunate that there has been a deliberate distortion in reporting that former Model C schools are being targeted by the Minister …
Statement by Ald Cilliers Brink – DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate: This morning, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane lodged a criminal complaint against Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise with the South African Police Service (SAPS). The statement made by DA Tshwane Caucus Chief Whip, Jacqui Uys upon laying the charges draws attention to the following issues …