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Dear Editor The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority’s recently published draft regulations will make it harder for private security companies to keep communities safe and must be opposed. The DA calls for all persons who believe that private security is essential for public safety, to make public submissions against this overreach. The window for public …
Dear Editor The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, is failing to play open cards with Parliament on how she is dealing with a failure of air traffic safety and air transport infrastructure. Planes are flying within the bare legal minimum of navigation services, and many of our airports are crumbling. The Star Newspaper’s exposé yesterday …
Dear Editor The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has introduced a new board for Independent Development Trust (IDT), after more than a year and a half of absent leadership. The IDT is a central infrastructure-build agency of the Department, involved in projects from schools, health facilities, justice and correctional facilities, as well …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) joined the Government of National Unity with one clear purpose: to help grow South Africa’s economy and create jobs. We remain fully committed to this goal. To achieve this, the ANC must now demonstrate that it is equally committed to the spirit and substance of sharing power, which is …
Dear Editor The people of Buffalo City Metro should receive some relief following the adoption of a Democratic Alliance-sponsored motion in the Provincial Legislature today, calling for urgent intervention into the water crisis plaguing Buffalo City Metro (BCM). The motion, which was passed without objection, compels the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) …
Dear Editor Briefings last week to the Human Settlements Portfolio Committee laid bare a department in freefall: The CEO of the National Home Builders Rgistration Council (NHBRC), Songezo Booi, was suspended for misleading the Council and mishandling the George building collapse; The National Homing Finance Corporation (NHFC) CEO, Azola Mayekiso, is under investigation for misuse …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the confirmation from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, that the disappearance of the Afrikaans news bulletin on SABC2 this past weekend was due to an unfortunate scheduling error by the SABC. We appreciate the minister’s prompt intervention in liaising with the SABC leadership to …
Dear Editor The DA strongly opposes most of the latest proposed amendments to the private security industry by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). It is concerning that the very organisation (PSIRA) that has quite recently received a qualified audit and continues to see material audit findings by the Auditor General of South Africa, …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance will be asking hard questions about the Gauteng Health Department’s award of a R2.5 million contract to the company of an ANC branch member who is apparently a friend of Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko. Ms Nhlake Pricilla Mothobuka owns Modjadji Creations, which was awarded the three-year contract in November last …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance calls on Minister Parks Tau to suspend top executives at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), after evidence has emerged of the destruction of documents that could be crucial to the ongoing investigation into governance and management failures at the institution. On an oversight visit to the SABS this …
Dear Editor The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) appears to think it can suddenly stop airing the Afrikaans news bulletin without giving any notice or justification. The sudden disappearance of the Afrikaans news bulletin this past weekend, without any communication from the SABC on the reasons behind this decision, is troubling. The DA demands that …
A local environmentalist is also being sued
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for the immediate public disclosure of the five non-compliant KwaZulu-Natal municipalities that have failed to submit corrective action plans, as well as binding recovery timelines and independent oversight to address the collapse of water infrastructure in areas like eThekwini. This follows the minister of Water and Sanitaion, Pemmy …
Dear Editor Following the Joint Standing Committee on Defence’s oversight visit to 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane on 27 March 2025, the DA has written to Minister of Defence, Angie Motshekga, to urgently intervene as critical sections of the hospital sit in dire state. Despite over a billion rand spent on refurbishments over 25 years, …
As a country we are accustomed to having to do more with less, because unfortunately, too often I believe national government has not prioritised critical service delivery areas. In South Africa, we do not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. This is far from ideal, when the needs out there are so …
Dear Editor Given Denel’s ongoing struggles, including the recent cutting of municipal services at its Lyttleton Campus, which impacts the headquarters of the South African Military Health Services and its formations, it is crucial to address the implications of the state-owned company’s decline on our defence sector and national security. Denel must urgently adopt a …
Dear Editor The DA is deeply concerned by the dire state of South Africa’s correctional system, as exposed in the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) presentation to the NCOP this week. The DA calls for more binding powers to be availed to the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services, so that their oversight work can …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly opposes the draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations, published on 28 March. If enacted, these amendments by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) will severely undermine the private security industry in South Africa and compromise public safety. We call on PSIRA and the Department of …
Dear Editor Today, I filed papers in the Western Cape High Court to challenge the legality of the 2025/26 National Budget process. A VAT increase is set to come into effect on 1 May unless it is interdicted, and that is what the Democratic Alliance (DA) is doing. We are taking this fight to court …
In a bid to make our roads safer, the Western Cape Government will be offering free 10-point vehicle safety checks for all motorists ahead of the upcoming Easter holiday period. Motorists are encouraged to take advantage of this service, especially those planning long trips. This initiative forms part of the Western Cape Government’s ongoing commitment …
Dear Editor On the same day that ActionSA in Parliament voted to impose a VAT increase on already overburdened South Africans, their Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya held a press conference on the budget she is proposing for the city. Moya and ActionSA’s army of social media bots and influencers, which seem to outnumber their voters, …
State Attorney to take steps to evict them
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance will file papers in the Western Cape High Court to challenge Parliament’s passing of the 2025/26 National Budget. It is unthinkable that ActionSA has handed this VAT hike to the ANC on a platter, and it is both unlawful and unconstitutional how Parliament processed the Budget. ActionSA and the ANC …
The speech below was delivered by the DA Head of Policy, Mat Cuthbert MP during a debate in Parliament on the 2025 Budget: Honourable Speaker, Yesterday, we witnessed the ANC and Action SA choose taxing South Africans over growing the economy. They chose to undermine their partners as they could not accept that they were …