December 3

• South Africa: A Taste of What?s to Come: Transnet Overspends By 146 Percent On Pipeline [press release]

  Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba must explain to parliament how he intends to reign in cost overruns incurred through the mismanagement of infrastructure projects by State... Read more »

• South Africa: President Zuma?s Protection of Joemat-Pettersson Is Fishy [press release]

  The Presidency today stated that it is busy processing the final report by the Public Protector into Tina Joemat-Pettersson's "Costly Moves". It also denied that it knew of the... Read more »

• South Africa: International Day of Persons With Disabilities: DA Calls for More Employment and Skills Opportunities [press release]

  Today marks the International Day of People with Disabilities, a United Nations sanctioned day that "aims to promote an understanding of people with disability and encourage... Read more »

• South Africa: Public Protector Must Extend Nkandla Investigations to Include Zuma Family [press release]

  I will today write to the Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela and request that she extend her respective investigations into the upgrade of President Zuma's home at Nkandla, and... Read more »

December 1

• South Africa: Red Cross Bound to Secrecy On MEC Dhlomo [press release]

  The Red Cross Air Mercy Services cannot reveal any information about the use of a medical helicopter by KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo. Read more »

• South Africa: Draft Revisions to Bee Codes Will Entrench Elite Enrichment [press release]

  The DA welcomes the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI's) decision to withdraw problematic revisions to the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes of Good... Read more »

• South Africa: Still No Clarity On Roll-Out of Digital Terrestrial Television [press release]

  The Department of Communications will not meet its internal project deadlines or the deadline as agreed with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the roll-out of... Read more »

• South Africa: NCOP Set to Debate Secrecy Bill That Remains a Secret [press release]

  Today, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will be debating the Protection of State Information Bill without having seen copies of the amended Bill. That this is allowed to... Read more »

• South Africa: The DA Will Continue to Fight the Secrecy Bill [press release]

  The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) yesterday passed the Protection of State Information Bill despite the objection of all opposition parties and civil society organisations.... Read more »

• South Africa: Secrecy Bill Remains Fatally Flawed [press release]

  The Protection of State Information Bill has been one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in post-Apartheid South Africa. Since its initial introduction to Parliament... Read more »

• South Africa: World Aids Day - SA Must Build On Recent Gains in the Fight Against Aids [press release]

  The DA is fully committed to the global theme for World Aids Day of 'Zero New HIV infection, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS related deaths' and applauds the strides made by... Read more »

• South Africa: Constitutional Court Agrees to Hear Application On Motion of No Confidence Debate [press release]

  My legal team has received notification today that the Constitutional Court has agreed to hear my application on the ANC's attempts to delay the debate on the motion of no... Read more »

• South Africa: Joemat-Pettersson - Veld Fires the Last Straw [press release]

  Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson must be fired for her repeated failures, the latest of which is her lacklustre response to the veld fires that have destroyed up to 215,000 hectares... Read more »

• South Africa: Scopa - Limpopo Officials Can?t Answer for Education Failures [press release]

  Today, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) visited Limpopo to be briefed by the provincial departments of Public Works and Education on the financial mismanagement... Read more »

November 30

• South Africa: Marikana Poster - DA Charges Ehrenreich With Incitement to Violence [press release]

  The DA has laid incitement to violence charges against Tony Ehrenreich in his capacity as COSATU provincial secretary for a poster currently being pasted around the Cape metro. Read more »

November 29

• South Africa: DA Saddened By the Passing of Professor Jakes Gerwel [press release]

  The Democratic Alliance is greatly saddened by the untimely death of Professor Jakes Gerwel. Our deepest sympathy goes to Mrs Phoebe Gerwel and her family. Read more »

• South Africa: Education Minister Motshekga Must Stay Committed to Testing for Subject Advisors [press release]

  A reply to a DA parliamentary question received today from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals that subject advisors are 'not required to undergo testing before... Read more »

November 28

• South Africa: DBSA Restructure - Minister Must Act to Avoid Delays in Infrastructure Programme [press release]

  Reports in the media that the Development Bank SA (DBSA) are set to retrench 450 staff members, including infrastructure development professionals, should raise questions in the... Read more »

November 27

• South Africa: Police Minister Must Prevent Disintegration of SAPS Special Task Force [press release]

  Members of the Special Task Force of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who tackle serious and violent crime, are threatening to quit due to the SAPS management's failure to... Read more »

• South Africa: Secrecy Bill - ANC Adopts Committee Report Despite Opposition [press release]

  The Ad Hoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill adopted the final committee report on the Secrecy Bill today despite opposition to the process. The Bill will now... Read more »

• South Africa: Public Service Wage Agreement Will Cost an Extra R43 Billion [press release]

  The Public Service wage settlement will cost taxpayers an additional R43 billion over the medium term. Read more »

• South Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism - Confronting Inequality and Vulnerability [press release]

  The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children commence today. The theme for the DA's campaign during this period is "Challenging Vulnerability and Inequality". Read more »

• South Africa: Reconvene Parliament to Establish a Parliamentary Inquiry Into 'nkandlagate' [press release]

  Reports today reveal that skeletons continue to tumble out of President Zuma's Nkandla closet. It is now without doubt that 'Nkandlagate' has resulted in such a serious crisis of... Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom Cannot Be Allowed to Kill Consumers [press release]

  On Thursday I met with Mr Thembani Bukula of the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) to present the DA's position that Eskom's price-hike application of 16% per annum for the next... Read more »

November 23

• South Africa: Opposition Parties Save the Public From E-Tolls for Christmas [press release]

  Pressure from opposition parties has pressed the ANC to withdraw the controversial Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill (the e-toll bill) shortly before its scheduled... Read more »