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Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the Special Investigating Unit’s report on looting at Tembisa Hospital, but reiterates that justice can only be done by investigating and prosecuting the masterminds behind the scandal and putting them behind bars. Justice hangs in the balance and it is up to the SAPS and NPA to tip …
Dear Editor The Saudi Embassy’s decision to transition South Africa to the Nusuk Hajj Direct Platform has resulted in allegations of self enrichment by the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC), which previously acted as an intermediary for pilgrims. The DA has written to the Department of Social Development to request a probe into …
Dear Editor In February this year, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, under pressure from the Democratic Alliance, appointed TSU International to investigate allegations of maladministration at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) that had surfaced from last August. TSU’s report was due at the end of June. In response to a …
The following speech was delivered by the DA’s Mayoral candidate for eThekwini upon his acceptance of the nomination: My fellow South Africans, people of eThekwini, It is an enormous privilege to take the lead in this movement that is going to bring change to the people of this beautiful city. It is a responsibility which …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance Students Organisation (DASO) strongly condemns NSFAS’s persistent failure to fulfil its most basic obligations to South African students. Despite countless promises, media statements, and announcements from the Minister of Higher Education, NSFAS continues to leave students homeless, and unable to access their constitutional rights to education and adequate food. In …
The following speech was delivered by John Steenhuisen MP at the DA’s eThekwini Mayoral Candidate announcement: My fellow South Africans, Good morning to all who have gathered here in Chatsworth. It is a privilege to stand before you today, in the city that raised me, shaped me, and gave me the honour of serving as …
Dear Editor This week the DA conducted an oversight visit to the stalled KwaDukuza Home Affairs office construction site. What we found is a project standing at roughly 70% completion, but abandoned, fenced off, and guarded by private security at ongoing cost to the taxpayer. See photos here, here and here. This project was initially …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will be writing to the Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, to demand the immediate release of the outstanding crime statistics to Parliament and the public, as required by law and established Cabinet practice, and to provide clarity on the reasons for the omissions and delays. The DA is …
Dear Editor A comprehensive DA oversight of the MyCiti Bus system in Cape Town has revealed that the City’s busses are fully accessible for guide dogs, who assist the visually impaired to travel each day. (photo here ) I conducted this oversight with Councillor Rob Quintas, MMC for Transport in the City of Cape Town, …
“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) strongly condemns students being locked out of their accommodations at Tshwane South TVET College in Pretoria West. On Friday, 19 September 2025 students residing at Foundation Residence in Pretoria were shut out following a payment dispute amounting to over R9 million. This crisis is a direct result …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance can confirm that the motion in the Mpumalanga Legislature to change the names of the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, and the Kruger National Park, is nothing more than political posturing and cannot have legally binding effect. The motion was brought by EFF and supported by the MK and ANC parties …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes a statement by the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry to suspend its decision to block the export of silicone semiconductor chips to South Africa following a request for engagement from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the matter. While we welcome this decision to launch diplomatic talks …
Dear Editor The DA has submitted a PAIA request to gain access to the Department of Tourism’s service-provider agreements for the Tourism Equity Fund. Since suspending the Department’s contract with the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency (SEDFA) earlier this year, Minister De Lille has failed to put in place the promised agreement with the PIC. …
Dear Editor Despite the City of Tshwane’s newly implemented City cleansing levy being declared illegal by the courts, Tshwane has now expanded its reach by billing sectional title property owners across the City of Tshwane for city cleansing, even when they are utilizing the City’s waste removal services and pay for this service on their …
Dear Editor The Umzimvubu Local Municipality’s failure to execute housing projects since 2021, combined with the Department of Human Settlements’ inaction against the municipality, has left 436 families without the homes they were promised. With completion now pushed to the 2027/28 financial year, these beneficiaries face close to a decade of waiting for a basic …
Dear Editor A decision by Taiwan to now formally restrict the export of its world-leading silicone semiconductor chips to South Africa, following the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) decision to downgrade the status of the Taiwanese Foreign Mission irrationally, will decimate South Africa’s manufacturing industry, compromise our industrial competitiveness, and shed tens of …
Dear Editor The proposal by Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, to revive “pop-up courts” will not solve South Africa’s water crisis. Courts alone cannot stop the water mafia. What is urgently needed is thorough investigation, targeted prosecutions, and strong action against the criminal networks draining our water supply. South Africans know that the …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) welcomes the Provincial Spatial Integration Report 2024/25, that has placed the DA-run uMngeni Local Municipality as the number one (1) municipality in the province for ensuring households have access to essential services. The 93.75% access score reflects the number of households with the minimum level of …
Dear Editor Pretoria CBD and Pretoria West Industrial have been without power since Thursday last week, because the Tshwane Metro has failed to budget for the replacement of specialised electricity cables. In preparation for last year’s budget, it was clear that these cables had reached the end of their useful life. And so, the Democratic …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the Speaker of the National Assembly to intervene as directives regarding elephant management at Madikwe Game Reserve has been blatantly defied by North West provincial authorities. This comes after the North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB) and the provincial Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and …
Dear Editor The DA in Gauteng will monitor the efforts to reduce the backlog of more 14000 biopsy reports, many of which are urgent cancer cases. This follows my oversight visit this morning with my NCOP colleague Nicola du Plessis to the Histology Laboratory at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital (CMJH) which falls under the …
Dear Editor The DA has written to the Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, to demand an investigation into all erroneous releases and alleged assisted escapes following the alleged erroneous release of remand detainee, Thembalethu Daba, from Pollsmoor Remand Detention Facility on 09 September 2025. If confirmed, this would not merely be an administrative error, …
Dear Editor South Africa’s water crisis is not only about pipes and pumps, it’s about probity and transparency. While households and businesses endure rolling outages, reports of inflated board compensation and potential conflicts of interest at water boards are eroding public trust. That must end now. The DA cares about every rand spent and how …