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Dear Editor Gauteng residents have been betrayed by political parties, including the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), ActionSA, uMkhonto we Sizwe Party, Rise Mzansi, and Build One South Africa (BOSA), who opposed the motion of no confidence against Premier Panyaza Lesufi. This is despite these political parties previously condemning his poor leadership, …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for urgent national intervention following the irregular reconstitution of the Buffalo City Municipality’s sponsorship committee, which decides which bodies receive funding from the city for events. This week, after a contentious debate, the Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) Council approved the reconstitution of the committee. Five councillors, …
Dear Editor The DA will write to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism to request Minister Patricia de Lille’s appearance before the Committee, and to compel the provision of key documents relating to governance failures at SA Tourism. These include the Minister’s legal opinion, the Ngubane Forensic Report, and the Abacus Forensic Report, …
Dear Editor On behalf of the Democratic Alliance, I extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of former KwaZulu-Natal Leader Roger Burrows, who passed away following a lengthy illness. Roger was not only a stalwart of our party, but one of the most relatable human figures I have ever encountered in public life. …
Dear Editor The DA recognizes that an out-of-control crime crisis is being perpetuated by a failing national police service. The effects of this are devastating on the Western Cape in particular, where our hearts are broken daily by murders, gun crime, gang crime and organized crime. Today the Western Cape Parliament debated a DA-sponsored Motion …
Dear Editor Seventeen South African men, aged between 20 and 39, were allegedly promised lucrative jobs overseas but ended up being sent to fight for Russian-aligned forces in Ukraine’s Donbas region. It is alleged that they thought they were departing for legitimate security or training work but were forced into combat once they arrived. President …
Dear Editor If reports on the latest version of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill (2025) are accurate, then this Bill represents one of the most dangerous assaults yet on South Africans’ right to safety and self-defence. It hands the Minister of Police the power to decide arbitrarily who may live safely and who may not, …
Dear Editor Accountability has collapsed, with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) actively blocking investigations by the Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). This was exposed at yesterday’s meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, which revealed that over R2.5 billion in serious criminal and corruption cases within the defence …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance Students’ Organisation (DASO) expresses great concern at recent cases of the appointment of individuals with pending sexual assault allegations to leadership roles within Student Representative Councils, including at WITS, UCT, and NMU. This undermines both the integrity of student governance and the safety of survivors, sending a chilling message that …
Dear Editor The DA can reveal that six of the new council members for the Robben Island Museum are linked to Gayton McKenzie’s high-up political cadres, and his political adviser, Charles Cilliers, was on the selection panel. The Robben Island Museum Board is an entity of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, where Minister …
Dear Editor The Minister of Higher Education & Training, Buti Manamela, is not turning a new leaf, after his predecessor sought to turn the Department into a de facto ANC branch. He has appointed Mugwena Mauleke as Acting Chairperson of NSFAS, the sitting Secretary General of SADTU, and also affiliated with the Gauteng Department of …
Dear Editor The DA welcomes that Parliament has been informed today that “BEE is under review” – announced by Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Mashatile made the unexpected announcement in his reply to my oral question, about how the ANC can continue to justify and defend BEE when it only benefits political insiders at the top …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply disturbed by the wave of violent crime that continues to engulf communities across the Western Cape. We share the anger, fear, and frustration of residents who feel abandoned by a policing system that has lost control. The DA is taking this fight up because we refuse to …
Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January
Makhubele was found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to take strong prosecutorial action against six former PRASA executives implicated in R2.8 billion worth of irregular contracts between 2010 and 2019. This is a matter deserving serious consequences, and the NPA must act decisively to ensure accountability for the large-scale looting …
Dear Editor The DA has long maintained that inbound investment follows good governance, which creates the conditions for business to thrive. This has proven true in the Western Cape under DA leadership. This week the DA-led Western Cape Government (WCG) secured a stunning R50-billion in new foreign and local investment, as investors recognise that DA …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) reiterates our call for answers towards Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia as to why after three months the police have failed to arrest the suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka for allegedly bribing a journalist. Three months after Malaka was caught on camera allegedly attempting to bribe a journalist, she still …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on the senior leadership of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to ensure that the crime statistics being released Friday, 28 November, are accurate, verified, and complete. We also repeat our call for it to include long-excluded figures on gender-based violence (GBV) and crimes against children. These …
Dear Editor Two officials in the Eastern Cape Department of Health have been caught driving under the influence of alcohol in a state vehicle, but remain on duty with no visible disciplinary action. This sends a deeply troubling message about accountability within the Department. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has reliably learnt that on Saturday, 18 …
Dear Editor The seeds of spending surges, revenue shortfalls and tax hikes are historically planted in Medium Term Budget Policy Statements (MTBPS). The bitter fruit is then shoved down our throats in the following year’s budget. The DA expects the Finance Minister to break this cycle and cultivate a better harvest. Instead of announcing or …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes with deep concern the escape of convicted rapist, Jakob September, from Helderstroom Maximum Correctional Centre in Caledon on Saturday. September, originally from Riversdale, was serving a 28-year sentence for violent sexual offences. The DA demands that both the Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner and the Minister of Correctional …
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will continue to support the victims in their fight for justice in the ongoing #BlueLightMafia case after the defence’s attempt to have the charges struck from the roll under section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act failed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court today. The eight serving members of the …