August 28
South Africa: DA Welcomes War On Construction Mafia
For a long time, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has been calling on national government to effectively combat the Construction Mafia, which has crippled the construction industry.… Read more »
August 13
South Africa: Quarterly Labour Force Survey Q2 - 2024 Shows Concerning Trends
The DA notes the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q2:2024, which runs from April to June, evidencing a further contracting job market and increasing unemployment rates… Read more »
July 08
South Africa: Energy Minister Jumping the Gun On New Nuclear Power Plan
The Democratic Alliance notes with concern statements by Minister of Energy and Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, that the procurement of 2500MW of new nuclear power was "at an… Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Bad Policies Have Shrunk South Africa's Economy
After having barely skirted a technical recession the previous quarter, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) have today confirmed that our economy has reentered decline during the… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Gwede's Slippery Story Explains Lack of Mining Investment
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has admitted it has not yet even signed a service level agreement with the companies chosen to provide a new mining cadastral system.… Read more »
April 29
South Africa: ANC-Aligned Cosatu Confirms It Is an Enemy of Unemployed South Africans
A statement released yesterday by the ANC proxies in labour federation COSATU is a timely reminder that the ANC alliance - composed of the ANC, COSATU and the SACP - is the primary… Read more »
April 26
South Africa: DA Announces Ground-Breaking New Economic Policy to Rescue South Africans From Unemployment
Unemployment is the single greatest crisis facing South Africa. Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working
While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark… Read more »
March 05
South Africa: South African Economy Stalls Under ANC Rule
StatsSA confirmed that South Africa barely skirted a technical recession. At 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2023, our economy is at a standstill, and South Africans are… Read more »
February 07
South Africa: Fuel Price Increase - Ramaphosa's SONA Must Provide Relief to Struggling Consumers
President Cyril Ramaphosa must use his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, 8 February 2024, to outline practical steps that his government will be taking to cushion… Read more »
December 01, 2023
South Africa: Landmark Court Ruling Exposes ANC's Role in Energy Crisis
In a landmark decision, the Pretoria High Court has mandated the Minister of Electricity to take "all reasonable steps" to guarantee uninterrupted electricity for public hospitals,… Read more »
South Africa: DA Rejects Transnet Debt Takeover
The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the announcement by National Treasury that it issued Transnet with a R47 billion guarantee facility, effective immediately. The DA unequivocally… Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Likely to Spend the December Holidays in the Dark After Eskom Depletes Its Diesel Budget
After the DA raised the alarm on Thursday on the possibility that the heightened levels of load-shedding that the country is currently experiencing coincide or correspond with the… Read more »
July 14, 2023
South Africa: Is Another Billion-Rand Eskom Bailout On the Cards?
The implementation of Stage 6 load-shedding yet again, has laid bare that Eskom does not have enough generating capacity to keep the power on. Read more »
July 06, 2023
South Africa: Don't Negotiate With Criminals - DA Calls for Designation of Construction Mafia Activities As a National Priority Crime
DA calls for designation of construction mafia activities as national priority crime. Read more »
February 22, 2023
South Africa: Stage 8+ Load-Shedding - Does the Government Have Contingency Plans?
The DA is alarmed by mounting signs that South Africa is hurtling towards stage 8 load-shedding, and beyond, over the coming weeks. Our economy is already reeling from the… Read more »
South Africa: Mandatory Above-Inflation Minimum Wage Increases Will Fuel Job-Shedding and Hamstring Small Businesses
The DA is concerned with the recent announcement of a 9.7% increase in the national minimum wage. This is a significant increase, well above the National Minimum Wage Commission's… Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Another Critical Aviation Infrastructure Maintenance Blunder By the ANC
In less than a week after the DA learnt of the collapse of our pilot-control-tower communication system and that the backup communications system has been broken for close to a… Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Africa: DA Rejects Patel's Announcement to Ban the Export of Scrap Metal
Yesterday the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, joined by the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, and Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan,… Read more »
October 21, 2022
South Africa: The DA's Plan to Cut Food Costs
South Africa is in the throes of a hunger crisis. Four out of five households are skipping at least one daily meal while two out of five households say they can't feed their… Read more »
South Africa: Cut VAT On Food - 5 Days to Go, Minister Godongwana
All eyes are will be on Minister Godongwana on Wednesday next week, to make meaningful and fundamental cuts to the taxes government collects from food. The rising cost of food is… Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Africa: ANC Government Finally Admits That It Is Responsible for the Failure of Land Reform Farmers
In a response to a DA parliamentary question, the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (DALRRD) and Land Reform has finally admitted that the ANC government is responsible… Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Public Comment On Cutting Food VAT
The DA calls on South Africans to comment on the scrapping of VAT on more essential food items, reducing the cost of these food items by over 15%. Read more »
July 12, 2012
South Africa: Nuclear Security Breach - Minister Must Investigate
I have today written to the Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters, to request that she conduct a ministerial inquiry into the recent security breach at the Pelindaba nuclear… Read more »
March 26, 2012
South Africa: SAA Price Collusion - Individuals Responsible Must Be Fired
The Competition Commission has fined South African Airways (SAA) R18.8 million for colluding with Singapore Airlines to fix ticket prices between Singapore and South Africa. Read more »