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Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance notes President Ramaphosa’s announcement of a judicial commission of inquiry into the explosive allegations made by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. However commissions are only as good as their consequences. These allegations strike at the heart of South Africa’s criminal justice system, implicating senior law enforcement, prosecutorial, intelligence, …
Dear Editor In the interests of transparency, Minister Tau must release the TSU report into governance and management issues at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), commissioned in February 2025, as soon as possible. He must additionally give details of what actions he and the new board are taking to stabilise the SABS and …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance has delivered an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, for the ANC’s party headquarters to come clean on their knowledge of Minister Nobuhle Nkabane’s cadre deployment to the SETA Boards. The DA application will uncover the role in, and knowledge of, Minister Nkabane’s most brazen …
The people of the Free State should no longer be the victims of municipalities’ financial crises. Last week, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, indicated in a letter (attached) to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department is considering withholding the equitable share funds of eleven Free State […]
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Dear Editor The DA can reveal that Major General Philani Lushaba, the CFO of the SAPS Crime Intelligence division currently in police custody, was a substitute trustee of the Government Employees Pension Fund for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. In this role, Major General Lushaba pocketed at least R652 000 in trustee fees. This …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance affirms our most profound objection to the ANC creating a new Mega-State Owned Entity, to manage all other state-owned companies, as it will be a vehicle for grand-scale ANC corruption. It is set to cost South African taxpayers over R600 million just to set up. National Treasury appeared before the …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is taking firm and urgent action to hold Police Minister Senzo Mchunu accountable for allegedly lying to Parliament. This is a criminal offence under both common law and parliamentary legislation. Today, the DA laid a charge of fraud against Minister Mchunu at the Cape Town Central Police Station. Simultaneously, …
Dear Editor The result of two municipal by-elections in Tshwane boosts the confidence of the Democratic Alliance (DA) ahead of next year’s Local Government Election. We will ensure that our newly elected councillors, Samantha de la Rey (Ward 44) and Mickey van der Westuizen (Ward 98), serve their communities with dedication and excellence. It is …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance debated in the National Assembly today in support of Minister Dean Macpherson’s Budget for the Department, because it is succeeding in turning South Africa into a construction site – with new mega projects, an infrastructure boom and a R1 trillion investment plan. The DA celebrates that the Department under Minister …
Dear Editor President Ramaphosa continues to take zero action against ANC Ministers implicated in corruption, crime and lying to Parliament. Last week the DA revealed that Minister Thembi Simelane is now under criminal investigation for the Vitrovian scandal where Eskom was fleeced of R700 000 through fake invoices and ghost employees. President Ramaphosa’s lack of …
Dear Mr. President, The current National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi turns 65 in January, upon which she will be forced to retire from her position. Failing your immediate action to find her replacement, our prosecuting authority will not have a leader. After decades of decline, a vacancy in the position of …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for a joint parliamentary inquiry between the Portfolio Committees of Police and Justice to investigate allegations of corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. The DA will request the chairpersons on these portfolio committees to set up such a joint enquiry without delay. This call follows …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance debated today in favour of the Basic Education Budget tabled by Minister of Basic Education, the DA’s Siviwe Gwarube, because she is overseeing a turnaround of the Department, eradicating pit toilets and building new classrooms. The DA celebrates that under Minister Gwarube the Department has achieved almost complete eradication of …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance debated in support of the Department Budget tabled by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, because the Department is making momentous progress in agricultural exports, protection of livestock and development of agricultural skills. The DA has celebrated that Minister Steenhuisen stopped a bread price hike earlier this year, and recently Minister Steenhuisen …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) debated in support of Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber’s budget in the National Assembly yesterday, because the Department under his leadership is making rapid progress to turn Home Affairs around. The pace of digital transformation and visa reform are especially praise-worthy. Minister Schreiber led the clearing of a previously …
Sustained pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and the community has compelled the Ekurhuleni Metro to scrap the electricity reconnection fee of R1 725. Prior to the abolition of the reconnection fee, residents were required to pay R1 725 when power cables supplying electricity to their homes were stolen. This effectively penalised residents […]
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Dear Editor The announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of a 30% tariff on South African goods and produce exported into the United States from 01 August 2025 is deeply concerning and will have wide ranging and devastating consequences for South Africa. Whilst not explicit, the announcement would signal the end of the African Growth …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance is astounded that ANC Secretary General has declared the ANC’s full and unconditional backing of lying Minister Nkabane. Nkabane misled Parliament, with a scheme of deception to conceal grand cadre deployment corruption. The ANC has today endorsed and approved lying to Parliament to keep cadre deployment under cover. This is …
Dear Editor The DA backs the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police call for an independent commission of inquiry and lifestyle audits for all senior SAPS officials. The allegations against Minister Mchunu, by KwaZulu-Natal’s Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi show that the integrity of the South African Police Service must be urgently repaired. The entire …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance can confirm that the criminal complaint we laid against ANC Minister Nobuhle Nkabane is now under investigation by the Priority Crimes Directorate, the HAWKS. We welcome that the criminal complaint against Nkabane is being seen in a most serious light by the HAWKS. While President Ramaphosa continues to take zero …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has secured agreement from the Co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence to formally request critical information from the Minister of Defence regarding the missing R813.3 million allocated for the SADC deployment in the DRC. This follows the Minister’s dismissive response to the DA’s calls for accountability, in …
Dear Editor In a report dated 30 June 2025, the Public Protector has found that former SASSA CEO, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, was irregularly and unlawfully appointed on 29 March 2019 and received an inflated salary of R2 650 000 per annum from the former Minister of Social Development, Susan Shabangu. The DA will write to the …
Dear Editor After a troubling briefing today by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the DA has written to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, for an urgent debate in Parliament on corruption within the South African Police Services (SAPS). Our country will never win against violent crime, and our streets will never be safe, until …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply alarmed by recent revelations regarding alleged irregularities in the awarding of a R100 million tender by SA Tourism to Pomme Express, a company reported to have failed to show proof of experience and alleged to have provided false and misleading information in its bid. The DA calls …