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Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal, through a Parliamentary Question to the Acting Minister of Police, that 154 firearms belonging to SAPS and 205 firearms belonging to private security companies were recovered after ending up in criminal hands between 1 April 2025 and 31 December …
Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation: Yesterday, the President missed the deadline to publicly release the National Water Crisis Action Plan. Following the President’s repeated commitments, I submitted a PAIA application on 25 March 2026. The Presidency then requested a month extension to 04 May 2026, which expired yesterday. …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: As South Africa reaches the end of Child Protection Week, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is raising concern that SAPS may be placing even more pressure on already under-resourced Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences units. This follows an oversight visit to Worcester FCS …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes that there will be a Special Investigating Unit investigation into the failed R130 million PSiRA training project. The DA’s pressure on this has been consistent. This is a long-overdue step, and we are glad that the Presidency has finally …
Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Ekurhuleni has voted against the budget presented by the ANC-led coalition which would have pushed cash-strapped residents further into financial despair through increased rates and taxes while failing to address the systemic collapse of the City. The …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance will request urgent answers from SAPS management following the latest DNA Board presentation, which revealed continued and serious underperformance in the processing of forensic DNA evidence. This is not a technical problem hidden inside a laboratory. It is a justice-chain failure …
Statement by Desiree van der Walt MP – DA Spokesperson on Basic Education: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged by new Statistics South Africa data showing that more than 1.1 million learners experienced violence at school in 2024, with teachers identified more often than fellow learners as perpetrators of physical violence. Teachers are now responsible …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP and Nicholas Gotsell MP: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned that Defence leadership deployed Operation Prosper soldiers to Fort iKapa despite knowing beforehand that accommodation and ablution facilities were inadequate. During a parliamentary oversight visit on 3 June 2026, Members of Parliament were briefed that these shortcomings had already …
Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation: The Democratic Alliance (DA) today wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Sy Mamabolo, to request a formal investigation into Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC), MrFikile Mbalula, and his advisor, Bongani Mbindwane, following reports …
(Parliamentary Debate: 30th Anniversary of the Constitution) South Africa’s Constitution does indeed provide protection against abuses. The fact that there are so many attempts to amend it – for example, to make expropriation without compensation possible – serves as proof. The Constitution is not set in stone. It is a living document and if it […]
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Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: Today’s tabling of the final forensic report into former Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s role in appointing her Director General, has exposed her, and it negates her version of events. After Cabinet did not permit Tolashe to appoint her DG for 5 years, Tolashe told Parliament …
Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: An oversight visit to the Edenvale Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), I led yesterday, was welcomed by – nothing. The DA-led oversight visit, and inspection found that the station was close to empty, with officers allegedly having been seconded to the Kempton Park station. Leaving …
Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: Following my visit to Mabopane and Winterveld in Pretoria today with DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate Cilliers Brink, I have asked that DA MPs and public representatives across South Africa conduct oversight visits at SAPS facilities in their communities, to determine whether police stations and FCS …
Statement by Haseena Ismail MP – DA Spokesperson on Tourism: The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal that Minister Patricia de Lille cannot produce any written legal advice for dissolving the Board of SA Tourism in 2025. De Lille told Parliament her decision was based on legal advice, and she committed to the DA in April …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the direct imprisonment sentence handed down to the 17-year-old convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a tourist in Ladismith. The Child Justice Act rightly places rehabilitation, diversion and reintegration at the centre of how children …
Statement by Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans: The Democratic Alliance welcomes the High Court order compelling the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) to process qualifying veteran registration applications, reconsider rejected applications through a functional appeals process, and comply with statutory timelines for service delivery. This judgment confirms what military …
The speech below was delivered during the Debate on Budget Vote 1: The Presidency by George Michalakis MP – DA Parliamentary Leader: The first duty of any democratic government is not merely to govern, but to protect. It is to create the conditions in which citizens may live freely, pursue opportunity, and enjoy the rights …
Statement by Liam Jacobs – DA Member: Many will ask, “Why come back now?” “You are a flip-flopper”, and so on. Well, the fact is: I should NEVER have left the DA in the first place. I believed Gayton. I believed the PA promises. I personally saw that I was misled by lies. I admit, …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) investigation into the ANC’s apparent failure to comply with political funding disclosure laws, as well as its scrutiny of Rise Mzansi’s controversial R30 million donation arrangement. The Political Party Funding Act exists …
Statement by Toby Chance MP – DA Spokesperson on Trade, Industry & Competition: The DA has written to Ministers Tau, Creecy and Acting Minister Cachalia to urgently establish an inter-ministerial task team to deal with a national safety and crime crisis: fake and illegal number plates which make tracing vehicles used in crime almost impossible. …
Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: Yesterday we welcomed Liam Jacobs back to the Democratic Alliance. Liam’s return to the DA is a reflection of the kind of party we are building. A big, growing and inclusive political home for all South Africans who want our country to work. The DA …
The Tshwane Metro can no longer stand idly by and look on as service delivery deteriorates and infrastructure crumbles in Pretoria North. Being stranded without electricity has become a daily occurrence. Residents experience electricity outages lasting hours almost every week, and often over weekends. This power crisis puts enormous financial pressure on households and businesses […]
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Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The Democratic Alliance (DA) fully agrees with Minister Manamela, who admitted for the first time in Parliament yesterday that it is time to reconsider the NSFAS model. This is a shock admission from Manamela, and shows that the replacing of NSFAS …
Statement by Toby Chance MP – DA Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Competition: Today’s Trade, Industry and Competition portfolio committee meeting on the findings, recommendations and actions emanating from TSU International’s forensic investigation into governance failures at the SABS revealed that the institution remains in a critical condition. Minister Tau appointed TSU in February 2025 …