May 24

• South Africa: Defence Minister Confirms President Misled Parliament On CAR [press release]

  Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, effectively confirmed that President Jacob Zuma misled Parliament about the deployment of the South African... Read more »

April 25

• South Africa: Presidency At Odds On CAR [press release]

  The Presidency appears to be at odds on whether South Africa will be sending troops back to the Central African Republic (CAR). President Zuma must urgently provide clarification... Read more »

April 23

• South Africa: We Must Have a Full-Scale Parliamentary Inquiry Into the CAR Situation [press release]

  Note to editors: The following speech was delivered in the National Assembly today by the DA's Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, David Maynier MP, in response to... Read more »

April 22

• South Africa: DA to Table Draft Resolution On CAR in the National Assembly [press release]

  Tomorrow, 23 April 2013, I will, at Parliament's first sitting of this term, move a draft resolution requesting that Parliament investigate the circumstances and mishaps relating... Read more »

April 17

• South Africa: SA-CAR 'Exchange of Diplomatic Notes' Shows President Jacob Zuma Misled Parliament [press release]

  The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has this afternoon released to me an "Exchange of Diplomatic Notes" between South Africa and the Central... Read more »

• South Africa: Mapisa-Nqakula's CAR Memorandum About-Turn [press release]

  The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, now claims the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in December 2012, between South Africa and... Read more »

April 16

• South Africa: Where Is the Crucial Second MOU Between South Africa and the CAR? [press release]

  The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, does not seem to be able to produce the second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between South Africa and... Read more »

April 15

• South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Must Account to a Parliamentary Committee On the CAR [press release]

  The Democratic Alliance's chief whip Watty Watson has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, requesting him to review the decision not to appoint an ad hoc... Read more »

April 08

• South Africa: Where Is the Second MOU With the CAR? [press release]

  Minister of Defence, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must urgently provide the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for defence cooperation with the Central African Republic. The... Read more »

April 02

• Africa: South Africa Will Always Remember the 13 Who Died in the Central African Republic [press release]

  Earlier today a delegation of the DA's leadership attended the national memorial service for the 13 soldiers who died in battle in the Central African Republic. It was a moving and... Read more »

March 30

• South Africa: End the Rumours and Speculation and Tell Us What Is Going On in the CAR [press release]

  The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must end the rumours and speculation and provide clarity on what is going on in the Central African Republic... Read more »

March 28

• South Africa: We Must Never Put Our Brave Soldiers in Unjustifiable Danger. [press release]

  Today there will be a ceremony to receive the remains of the thirteen soldiers killed in the Central African Republic back in South Africa. This is an emotional day for the... Read more »

March 27

• South Africa: President Zuma Must Explain to Parliament Why SANDF Were Propping Up CAr Regime [press release]

  I have written to President Jacob Zuma to request that he calls both houses of Parliament to a joint sitting as a matter of urgency so that he can provide a detailed briefing on... Read more »

March 26

• South Africa: New Information On Disaster in CAR Shows Need for Urgent Parliamentary Inquiry [press release]

  The new information emerging, concerning the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Central African Republic (CAR), underlines the need for a... Read more »

March 25

• South Africa: We Need a Full-Scale Parliamentary Inquiry Into the Disaster in the CAR [press release]

  The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu should appoint a multi-party ad hoc committee, comprising of members of the Portfolio... Read more »

February 11

• South Africa: President Zuma Concedes Error On R1.26 Billion SANDF Deployment in the CAR [press release]

  The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes President Jacob Zuma's clarification on the cost of employing the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Central African... Read more »

January 07

• South Africa: President Must Comply With Constitution in Informing Parliament of SANDF Deployment to the CAR [press release]

  It was announced yesterday that President Jacob Zuma has authorised the deployment of 400 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel to the Central African Republic... Read more »