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Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The DA has formally submitted PAIA applications to obtain the long-awaited interim Operation Prosper report from the SAPS and the SANDF. Without one, no answers or tangible solutions can be offered to communities living under daily siege from gang violence. Acting Minister …
A complaint lodged by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) about the pollution of, among other things, the Brits Dam by the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works north of Pretoria has had the desired effect and has been investigated by the national Department of Water and Sanitation. Mr Theunis Vogel, a local farmer and aspiring Freedom […]
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Statement by Marina van Zyl MP – DA Spokesperson on Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs: In just over two weeks, 42 municipalities have complied with National Treasury’s consequence management enforcement and will soon receive their funding tranches for July. The DA backs Treasury’s decision to implement the law. The fast turnaround in consequence enforcement shows …
Statement by Andrew Whitfield MPL – Leader of the Official Opposition in the EC Legislature: The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape would like to extend our sincerest condolences on the passing of iNkosi Mpumalanga Gwadiso. Our heartfelt sympathies to his family and the institution of Traditional Leadership. iNkosi Gwadiso was the Chairperson of the …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: It is alarming that, despite exposing the shocking number of police stations that cannot be reached by telephone, the situation has worsened. Instead of fixing the problem, South Africans are being left even more vulnerable by a police service that continues to fail them. …
Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by allegations made against Adv. Andrea Johnson, head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC). Adv. Johnson must answer to the allegations made at the Madlanga Commission without delay. Adv. Johnson’s task is to …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: Another day, another casualty list at the PIC with the resignation of two board members. This follows Monday’s news of the suspension of the CEO and acting CIO, which itself makes for five executive suspensions in the last two years. One constant remains: Dr …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that immediate and mandatory lifestyle audits must be carried out across the public service, particularly within law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The DA has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa today requesting that he issues a proclamation authorising the …
Statement by Leah Potgieter MP – DA Spokesperson on Sports, Arts and Culture: Over the past two months, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has repeatedly requested that Minister McKenzie disclose the exact expenses for the Minister’s delegation to the FIFA World Cup 2026. In response to the DA’s most recent written question about the delegation’s expenditure, …
Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: The Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has denied a written request for an urgent Parliamentary debate on South Africa’s drinking water supply crisis. This is after the President, on 12 March in Parliament, committed to a ready action plan at the …
Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The DA notes the dramatic suspension of the Public Investment Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Dlamini and Chief Investment Officer August van Heerden. This follows a month of competing whistleblower reports against both Dlamini and PIC Chairperson Dr David Masondo, as well as deafening …
Statement by Angel Khanyile MP – DA Spokesperson on Women, Youth & People with Disabilities: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Ms Liezl van der Merwe, requesting that the Public Service Commission (PSC) appear before the Committee to provide a brief …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for an urgent national intervention to expand South Africa’s forensic DNA-processing capacity, including properly regulated partnerships with capable university laboratories, following the shocking response to DA Parliamentary Questions. The latest parliamentary replies confirm that South Africa’s forensic DNA …
Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The Democratic Alliance (DA) will submit parliamentary questions requiring Minister Buti Manamela to account for the decision to place NSFAS under administration and to provide full details on the advisors appointed, including their roles, remuneration, mandates and the measurable impact they …
The Western Cape Government has approved an innovative new sales model for the remaining Mountain View affordable housing units in Mossel Bay, ensuring that more working families will have a realistic pathway to owning their own homes. Housing affordability has dramatically decreased over the past two or three years, due to increased interest rates, ever …
Statement by Angel Khanyile MP – DA Spokesperson on Women, Youth & People with Disabilities: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken the next step in our fight to end the government’s inaction in ensuring that child rapists are caught and convicted. The DA has already submitted a dossier of evidence to the SA Human Rights …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The announcement by Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, that government will end complete state control over vaccine imports and distribution, will open the door for private entities and farmers to procure and vaccinate their cattle – this is a gamechanger in the fight against Foot …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the significant progress made by the Department of Home Affairs, under Minister Leon Schreiber, to reduce the backlog of appeals lodged by unsuccessful applicants for refugee status, cutting the backlog by more than 19,000 in just one year. This …
Statement by Cllr Eldrige Ruiters – DA Dr Beyers Naude Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) Caucus in Dr Beyers Naude Municipality has secured an important victory for transparency and public participation after successfully opposing the adoption of the 2024/25 Annual and Oversight Report at the Council meeting held on 30 June. The DA objected …
Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation: The South African High Commission to the United Kingdom(UK) closed without notice this week as its building, South Africa House in London’s Trafalgar Square, has so badly deteriorated under the weight of decades of neglect by the Department of International Relations and …
Statement by Kingsol Chabalala MPL – DA Emfuleni Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns the Gauteng Department of Transport and Logistics alongside Emfuleni Local Municipality for spending over R400 million on a bridge in Emfuleni that leads to nowhere, especially as it finds itself in the midst of a full-blown service delivery crisis. The …
Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the arrest of dodgy former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi, and suspended City of Ekurhuleni Head of Legal, Kemi Behari. Just yesterday we supplemented our criminal case against Mashazi with further whistleblower information. These arrests are a result of sustained …
Statement by Sekelwa Landzela – DASO Lovedale Chairperson: Lovedale TVET College students at the Alice and Zwelitsha campuses cannot continue to lose teaching and learning time as a result of a campus shutdown over grievances. Students have raised legitimate grievances relating to NSFAS defunding, Gap Investigation cases, unpaid allowances, supplementary examination students, outstanding and nullified …
Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: The DA can today disclose that Minister Dina Pule has not learnt her lesson, as the ANC claims, and continues to evade full disclosure of her personal interests. The DA will be lodging an ethics complaint against the Minister after the DA’s own investigation …