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Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Chief Whip: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been successful in our sustained fight for greater independence of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). If the NPA has control over its own budget, it can finally fill vacant prosecutor positions, provide training for new entrants and keep experienced prosecutors …

Statement by Yusuf Cassim MPL – DA Shadow MEC for Community Safety: The DA will be writing to the Acting Minister of Police, Prof Firoz Cachalia, and the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Vuyisile Ncata, requesting urgent intervention to ensure that SAPS makes the necessary budget available for repairs and maintenance, with Public Works …

Statement by George Michalakis MP – DA Parliamentary Leader: The Democratic Alliance notes with profound concern Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza’s decision not to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s application for an interdict in the Phala Phala impeachment matter, and her explanatory affidavit filed today, to that effect. Instead of defending Parliament’s constitutional processes, …

Statement by Werner Horn – DA Deputy National Campaign Manager: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is pleased with progress this Voter Registration Weekend. This was one step in a sustained campaign by the DA to correctly register hundreds of thousands of DA supporters, to ensure that every vote can be cast in the Local Government Election …

Statement by Dr Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: The DA is deeply concerned with reports of bitter PIC boardroom battles playing out one seedy social media post at a time. South African pensioners deserve far better from those trusted with investing their trillions. The latest episode involving the entity plagued by corruption …

Statement by Freddy Sonakile MPL – DA Provincial Leader, North West: A Democratic Alliance (DA) oversight inspection at the SAPS Rustenburg Explosives Unit in the North West province, has revealed serious operational, infrastructure, security, and resource deficiencies. The DA’s oversight inspection found: Repeated break-ins at the premises; Absence of access control systems; Inadequate CCTV surveillance; …

Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance’s nationwide audit of 1,025 police stations found that more than half could not be reached by telephone. The audit was conducted across all nine provinces using officially listed contact numbers. A total of 571 stations did not answer, while 454 answered …

Statement by Andrew Bateman MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Appropriations: The Democratic Alliance will probe how the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has lost billions set aside for government pensions and other public purposes through reckless investments in its “Isibaya Fund” – investments which have lost all of their value in some cases. A prime …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance and Cape Town Mayoral Candidate: Following a careful assessment of the DA’s team in the Government of National Unity, I have written to President Ramaphosa setting out several changes to the Democratic Alliance’s representation in the National Executive. It is my judgement that the renewed …

Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: A DA oversight inspection at the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) Supply Chain Management (SCM) office in Kimberley has uncovered ongoing shortages of DNA collection kits in the Northern Cape, despite assurances given to Members of Parliament earlier this month that sufficient stock was available …

Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Chief Whip: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chief Whip of the ANC, requesting the joint sitting of Parliament’s Security Cluster Committees to address the growing threat of xenophobic violence across South Africa. Recent weeks have seen deeply concerning reports of attacks against foreign nationals, …

Statement by Haseena Ismail MP – DA Spokesperson on Tourism: The DA will call Minister Patricia De Lille to account before Parliament for the latest scandal in her Department: critical assets unaccounted for, missing servers, and a new external investigation into fraud. The DA will request that the Portfolio Committee on Tourism be provided with …

Statement by Maliyakhe Shelembe MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: The Department of Defence’s (DoD) own latest figures confirm a deeply worrying reality: South Africa is investing barely one percent of its defence budget into research and development (R&D), a fraction of the five percent recommended in the 2015 Defence Review. …

Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: At his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 12 February 2026, the President promised that he would heed the desperate cries of South Africans across our country living without water by elevating Government’s response to a Crisis Committee he would chair. This …

Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by revelations that government is considering constructing a new military hospital despite having spent more than two decades and over R1 billion attempting to restore 1 Military Hospital. We will insist on a full accounting of …

Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Spokesperson on Police & Justice: Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia failed rape victims and child rape victims in Parliament when he refused to explain why SAPS stations and FCS Units across the Western Cape were operating without sufficient rape kits despite given an opportunity at the …

Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Spokesperson on Police & Justice: Note to editors: This is an extract of a speech today in the National Council of Provinces, debating Budget Vote 28, 24 & 21 – Police, IPID, and CSPS. National Government repeatedly tells South Africans that Gender-Based Violence is a national disaster …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the passing of His Majesty King Makhosoke II of the AmaNdebele nation. We send our sincere condolences to his family, and the Royal Kingdom of AmaNdebele. The DA leadership over the next coming few days …

Statement by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) conducted oversight at Alexandra Magistrates Court today, to see whether the situation has improved since our last oversight in March. We found more of the same. The justice system under Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi is failing South Africans. …

The Western Cape Government continues to prioritise the safety of road users and the restoration of access along the R328 (Cango Caves Road) following the major rockfall that occurred on 6 May 2026. Following extensive stabilisation efforts, specialist teams were nearing completion of preliminary safety works when another severe storm system impacted the region between …

Statement by Dr Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is ramping up our fight against plans being considered by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to make motorists pay even more to prop up the failing Road Accident Fund (RAF). At a time when South Africans are battling rising fuel prices, …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance I welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation this evening, and his clear message that South Africa’s economic struggles are not caused by foreign nationals, but by the failure to grow the economy and create millions of jobs. This is the right message at …

Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, to urgently intervene in the serious logistics and supply chain failures that are hampering the availability of rape kits at police stations and specialised units across South Africa. DA oversight at police stations …

Statement by Angel Khanyile MP – DA Spokesperson on Women, Youth & People with Disabilities: The DA remains deeply concerned that a national crisis of child pregnancies and statutory rape is not being addressed by the relevant actors in government. Just this week statistics presented in Parliament showed that 1,900 cases of statutory rape were …