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Dear Editor This morning, the Democratic Alliance received a memorandum of grievances from a group of approximately 150 senior citizens who marched to the gates of Parliament in Cape Town. Their list of grievances raises serious concerns affecting many seniors across the country. Issues include access to social grants, inhumane long queues, system breakdowns, unpaid …
Dear Editor The decision to relocate Parkside Library in Buffalo City Metro from its current site to Parkside Hall has raised urgent concerns about service delivery, sustainability, and community access. This relocation plan comes after years of repeated burglaries at the library, with at least five break-ins recorded annually between 2019 and 2024. The impact …
Dear Editor Following several oversight inspections and Parliamentary questions, pressure from the Democratic Alliance (DA) has secured a ministerial commitment to investigate the millions spent on upgrading the Krakeel sports facility, should it be proven that value for money was not achieved. Earlier this year, I raised questions in Parliament regarding the R8 million expenditure …
Dear Editor At the start of 2025, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya confirmed in answer to a written question by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that a number of senior officials in the Tshwane metro had been overpaid in the 2019/20 financial year. [Salary A&Q 30 Jan] It is unclear how the overpayment came about, whether by …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance welcomes the Finance Minister’s decision to suspend Kedibone Madiehe, the CEO of the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), following reports of serious wrongdoing. We also note the appointment of a DDG from National Treasury as an external CEO to oversee the needed course correction at the GPAA. The work needs …
Dear Editor The media like to present themselves as corruption busters. But all too often, they become complicit in covering up malfeasance by acting as a mouthpiece for those seeking to shield themselves in corruption scandals. This is the only conclusion one can draw when reading “Jonas Speaks Out Over Dirty Tricks” in the Sunday …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, requesting that the National Prosecuting Authority appear before the committee. The NPA must explain why it is considering prosecution for only two out of the 144 deaths in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. In 2015, the Gauteng …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for an urgent debate in Parliament after both President Cyril Ramaphosa and Defence Minister Angie Motshekga failed to act against the Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya, for his unauthorised political diplomacy in Iran. Despite the President confirming that the visit …
Dear Editor For South African freight rail to be unlocked, and truly serve to grow the economy, Minister Barbara Creecy must stop protecting Transnet’s monopoly on rail network operations. Transnet is financially defunct, relying on treasury guarantees to survive, and instead of freeing our freight rail from this mismanaged burden, she has decided to protect …
Dear Editor Minister Parks Tau must not repeat the mistake of his predecessor Ebrahim Patel who took 18 months to appoint a replacement for disgraced National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda. With Dr Barney Pityana’s reported resignation as chairperson of the (NLC) two years before his five-year term ends, Minister Tau must immediately begin …
After helping to stabilise the corruption-hit organisation, he leaves with two years of his five-year term remaining
Dear Editor Given ongoing misconduct at the entity, the DA demands that ANC Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana immediately dismiss Kedibone Madiehe, the CEO of the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA). It also can’t stop there. This comes after the latest scandal in which a finance manager at the GPAA was suspended for refusing to pay …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and senior officials calling for urgent action against illegal mining in one of South Africa’s most critical biodiversity hotspots in northern Limpopo. [View the letter here.] This follows a Parliamentary Question submitted by the DA, available [here]. The company …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has concluded an oversight visit to the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court following reports of a lawyer arrested for attempting to smuggle cannabis into the court precinct. The findings of this visit paint a deeply troubling picture of systemic neglect and compromised security at one of KwaZulu-Natal’s busiest courts. Our observations …
Dear editor The Democratic Alliance calls on the Patriotic Alliance to immediately take harsh action against its Cape Town youth leader who is under criminal investigation for attempting to solicit sexual activity from a teenage girl in Bonteheuwel. This matter is now the subject of a police investigation, and the full weight of the law …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the failure of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Nelspruit, Hazyview, White River, Barberton) to keep councillors informed of critical matters, because it is hampering the implementation of council decisions. As the highest decision-making body, the Municipal Council relies on designated departments to execute its decisions. Poor […]
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Dear Editor The DA in the Mogalakwena Municipality will request the Public Protector to urgently investigate deeply disturbing allegations of large-scale corruption in Mogalakwena Municipality implicating the Mayor, the Municipal Manager, the MEC for CoGTA in Limpopo, the Premier, senior municipal officials, and politically connected individuals. We will also: Write to the Minister of CoGTA, …
Dear Editor The DA condemns Minister Patricia De Lille’s decision to dissolve the Board of SA Tourism, while completely ignoring serious and credible accusations of impropriety levelled against the CEO. We see no conclusion other than that Minister De Lille is using her position to protect a rogue CEO, while hiding behind a flawed procedural …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Mr. Tebogo Letsie requesting that, in its next and first meeting of the third parliamentary quarter, Minister Manamela be called to account for the growing scandal of new ANC cadre deployments as SETA …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the City of Tshwane to reestablish its energy task team, and to procure a transactional adviser on the power stations. Without these steps the City has little to offer IPPs aside from more confusion. In September 2024, when the Democratic Alliance (DA) and our coalition partners were …
Dear Editor The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in the Eastern Cape is facing an imminent crisis. Repeated outbreaks of food poisoning and the looming threat of widespread kitchen closures due to non-compliance put the daily meals of over 1.6 million learners at risk. The DA welcomes the unanimous adoption of this motion. By supporting …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will not allow the ghost workers crisis and the unlawful selling of posts to keep robbing South Africans of education, services, and jobs. As Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Services, and DA Member of Parliament, I have requested strict oversight measures to hold government to account. In …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes Defence Minister Angie Motshekga’s conduct in shielding General Rudzani Maphwanya from accountability is so serious that it deserves for her to be fired. Her latest defence of Maphwanya’s misconduct in Tehran shows she is unfit for office and is causing irreparable harm to South Africa’s image. Instead of …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged by the unacceptable conditions uncovered during an unannounced oversight West Coast College, Vredendal campus. The residence, housing more than 400 students, many of whom are funded by NSFAS at an estimated R45 000 per student per year is nothing short of a disgrace. Students are crammed eight …