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Statement by Henni Britz MP – DA NCOP Member on Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the commencement of Parliament’s comprehensive review of both the Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests and the Executive Ethics Codes. This landmark process, embarked upon by the Joint Committee on …
Statement by Kevin Mileham MP – DA Spokesperson on Electricity and Energy: The Democratic Alliance has requested an urgent joint hearing of SCOPA and the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy into Eskom’s diesel procurement under Tender MWP2197GX. This has all the warning lights of Tegeta 2.0: massive Eskom procurement, politically sensitive fuel supply, favoured …
Statement by Rikus Badenhorst MP – DA NCOP member of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament: The DA is fighting for transparency in the matter of the salary hike, recruitment process and governance concerns of the Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, because for almost three months redacted documents have been kept …
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has been kicked out of the OK Building in President Paul Kruger Street, Vanderbijlpark, for good with the owners finally terminating the lease due to the Municipality’s failure to pay rent. The Building housed the Department of Finance, and the owner notified the Municipality in […]
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Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: Today, once again, the Police Ministry failed to provide answers to the difficult questions posed by the DA during the National Assembly sitting. While communities across the Cape Flats continue to endure daily killings, gang violence and violent crime, the Ministry has remained silent on …
Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The briefings presented to Parliament today by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Universities South Africa (USAf) and the South African Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO) confirmed that South Africa’s post-school funding system is under severe and growing strain. The …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) could not support the City of Johannesburg’s proposed 2026/27 budget as it fails to address the Metro’s critical financial crisis, allowing it to sink even deeper into a financial quagmire. The budget was tabled against the backdrop of a severe financial crisis: ongoing disputes with Eskom, a scathing letter […]
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Statement by George Michalakis MP – DA Parliamentary Leader: The DA maintains that the parliamentary impeachment process must not stall while President Ramaphosa’s review application unfolds before the courts. Parliament must be allowed to conduct it’s oversight and accountability role unobstructed. The President has now filed court papers in his Phala Phala review application, as …
Statement by Beyers Smit MP – DA Member on Agriculture Portfolio Committee: The DA will file an ethics complaint against Deputy Minister of Agriculture Rosemary Capa after she admitted in Parliament that she was offered a bribe involving state-linked cattle, but failed to report the alleged corruption to the police. Even more concerning is the …
Statement by Andrew de Blocq MP – DA Spokesperson on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: DA Minister Willie Aucamp has used his 2026/27 Budget speech for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, to reflect the DA’s long-standing policy position that ecology and economy go hand-in-hand. The DA insists that job creation and the economic growth are …
Statement by Desiree van der Walt MP – DA Spokesperson on Basic Education: The DA’s Siviwe Gwarube, Minister of Basic Education, made two announcements today that will drive a higher level of standards and outcomes in education, and fundamentally alter South Africa’s education landscape for generations to come. Massive expansion of ECD centres Minister Gwarube …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The latest General Household Survey findings have demonstrated that the DA governs better for all residents who experience better outcomes and more effective service delivery. The survey highlights the growing challenges facing many South Africans, particularly in ANC-governed provinces and municipalities where food insecurity, grant …
Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The Democratic Alliance (DA) supports the reform proposals tabled by Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mimmy Gondwe, during today’s Budget Vote Debate, particularly the urgent call for the replacement of the SETA system and NSFAS with a more responsive …
Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the launch of the Department of Home Affairs’ new real-time employee verification platform for National Treasury to help eliminate ghost workers and protect public funds. A “ghost worker” is a name put on a department or entity’s payroll but …
Statement by Rikus Badenhorst MP – DA NCOP member of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has followed up with the Public Protector, requesting a progress report on the investigation into Secretary to Parliament (STP) Xolile George, and will further write to request an explanation from the …
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General 26 May 2026 Blaming African immigrants and refugees for South Africa’s poverty, unemployment and tardy implementation of post-apartheid redress is untrue, morally bankrupt, and a dog-whistle for public violence. Nobody will benefit from another bout of xenophobic-driven looting and savagery such as that of 2008, which claimed 62 […]
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Written on 7 May 2026, stopping xenophobic incitement and mobilisation from destabilising communities and local government elections.
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Statement by Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The Democratic Alliance (DA) will call for an urgent hearing before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport following growing concerns over aviation safety failures involving South African Airways (SAA), the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), and the Department of …
Statement by Leander Kruger MPL – DA Buffalo City Constituency Leader: The Democratic Alliance (DA) brought its JobsConnectEC campaign to Billy Francis Hall in Greenpoint Road, Buffalo Flats, today, as part of our continued effort to connect young people in Buffalo City with practical tools, training, and real employment opportunities. Young people from areas such …
Statement by Dr Vicky Knoetze MPL – DA Leader of the Official Opposition in the Eastern Cape Legislature: The Democratic Alliance has lodged formal objections against the proposed 342% water tariff increase in the Chris Hani District Municipality for the 2026/27 financial year. I have written to the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Zolile …
Statement by Angel Khanyile MP – DA Spokesperson on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities: The Democratic Alliance (DA) will be writing to the Chairperson of the Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Portfolio Committee to request that the NYDA be called to appear before Parliament. This follows reports by the TimesLIVE that the NYDA …
The following speech was delivered today by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Geordin Hill-Lewis, at the DA Limpopo Provincial Congress in Polokwane: Colleagues, delegates, friends, Dumelang. Avuxeni. Ndaa. Good morning, Limpopo! It is wonderful to be here with you in this beautiful province. Limpopo is one of the great treasures of South Africa. From …
Statement by Angel Khanyile MP – DA Spokesperson on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities: The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the president, as a matter of urgency, to appoint the Board for the National Council on GBV. The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities submitted its proposed names of candidates for …
Statement by Toby Chance MP – DA Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Competition: The Democratic Alliance is considering our approach to amend the Competition Act to address anti-competitive exclusivity agreements in retail. There is no good economic reason that any retailer should tell a supplier they can’t sell goods elsewhere, and there is no reason …