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Dear Editor Thousands of South Africans are losing their jobs in the steel and automotive industries, while government stands idle. ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has announced 3 500 retrenchments, despite receiving billions in public money and tariff protection. At the same time, Ford, Goodyear and Mercedes are cutting hundreds more jobs, devastating communities that depend …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has today written to the Chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), demanding a full, public explanation for the catastrophic R54 billion error made in Eskom’s recent tariff determination [see letter here]. This is not the first such mistake, nor even the first matter taken on …
Dear Editor The DA condemns the coming into effect of the new employment equity reporting regulations today. South African businesses need to be free to grow and create jobs, rather than being forced to implement divisive, race-based quotas on behalf of the Minister of Employment and Labour. We are confident that our court challenge will …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns the brazen theft of ammunition from Bloemspruit Air Force Base and demands an immediate, system-wide security overhaul across all SANDF installations. The DA will today request that the Portfolio Committee Chairperson summon the Minister of Defence, the CSANDF, the SANDF Chief of Logistics and the Chief of the …
Dear Editor On behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA), I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the United Independent Movement following the passing of its President Mr. Neil de Beer. In Neil de Beer’s passing, South Africa has lost a powerful voice for change. With his uncompromising and often confrontational style, he upset …
Dear Editor Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Project, which commenced in 2008, is a critical project to plug water supply shortages in Gauteng and surrounding areas. The Project was meant to be delivering water to residents six years ago, in 2019, at a total cost of R8bn. It is now delayed by a decade …
The City says it is looking for additional funding
Dear Editor The DA has written to the Acting Minister of Police, Prof Feroz Cachalia, to demand a full explanation of how South Africa’s top law enforcement body, the Hawks, was mobilised to raid the home of South African TikTok content creator, Mr Anton Taylor – reportedly on charges of committing crimes against the state. …
Dear Editor The DA welcomes that Parliament’s House Chairperson has now intervened to override Committee Chairperson Tebogo Letsie. Letsie was trying to stifle accountability and the democratic function of parliament by refusing to call Minister Manamela to account for his new cadre deployment scandal. Now, after National Assembly House Chairperson responsible for Committees and Oversight, …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance is deeply alarmed by the rapid collapse in Rand Water’s system storage, which has fallen from around 55% to just below 40% in under a week. This has triggered throttling across the province, leaving communities without water and exposing how vulnerable Gauteng’s water supply system has become. Reports from across …
Dear Editor Prepared remarks by Alderman Cilliers Brink, Democratic Alliance (DA) Caucus Leader in the Tshwane Metro, on Item 2 of the agenda of the Tshwane municipal council meeting of 28 August 2025 (Group Finances Services Department: Approval of short-term debt facilities for the 2025/26 financial year). The municipal council of the Tshwane Metro is …
Dear Editor In a tragic turn of events following yesterday’s Democratic Alliance political action outside Premier Lesufi’s office against Gauteng’s crime crisis, one of our committed DA activists and party member, Michael Muthiya, who had attended the protest during the day was confronted by criminals and murdered in a senseless crime upon returning home from …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance strongly condemns the recent announcement by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) of a R54 billion settlement with Eskom, arising from errors in its tariff determination under MYPD6. The DA has sent a letter to the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy requesting an urgent …
The taps in the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) are running dry after Rand Water reduced the water supply to the Municipality by an additional 20% on Tuesday. Rand Water had already reduced the Municipality’s water supply by 20% a year ago, which caused widespread water issues at the time. Several residents in high-lying […]
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Dear Editor The DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) welcomes the intervention by Provincial Treasury – led by MEC Francois Rodgers – in terms of Section 18 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), into the financial management of the provincial Department of Education. The move follows the department’s persistent financial challenges, including budget overspending and concerns …
Dear Editor The DA is deeply concerned by the revelation by Professor Barney Pityana that the investigation into the award of the lottery licence to Sizekhaya is being held up by investigators not being able to secure meetings with relevant parties. We have written to Prof Pityana, the outgoing Chair of the National Lotteries Commission, …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development to demand that the Small Business Ombud selection process be restarted without further delay. The ANC’s attempt to force through its preferred candidate was referred back to the committee on 5 June 2025 after the report …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) yesterday met with the Chief Registrar of Deeds in Pretoria to conclude weeks of oversight visits and public pressure regarding the dreadful regulation that forces South Africans to disclose their race when registering property transfers. The recently implemented “Form LLL” compels South African citizens to declare their race and …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gamagara municipality, together with other political parties serving in the portfolio on Community Services, submitted an urgent motion to ensure accountability regarding the handling of general worker appointments. This follows a costly Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) finding against the Gamagara municipality. A series of procedural …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes today’s Western Cape Equality Court finding Julius Malema guilty of hate speech, and we commend the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for pursuing this matter. This is a victory for the rule of law, for the Constitution, and for all South Africans who cherish the values of …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has received confirmation from Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya, that she will make arrangements to repay about R270,000.00 by which she was overpaid during her tenure as an official of the City of Tshwane. The DA has been asking Mayor Moya about the matter since January 2025. In June she …
Owner of the Harper’s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation
Dear Editor Today’s report by Statistics South Africa, the “Victims of Crime” survey, shows that South Africans are under increasing siege from violent crime. The DA condemns SAPS’ ongoing failure to provide effective policing. Concerning increases can be seen in serious crimes such as sexual offences, where instances have spiked from 25,000 cases in 2020/21 …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance notes the shocking findings from Stats SA’s latest Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey (2024/25), which confirm the devastating scale of stock theft in South Africa. In the past year alone, 36 109 cases of stock theft were reported – a 3.5% increase from the previous year. A staggering 152 …