May 09
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF Should Be Barred From South Africa's Elections
In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region's electoral outcasts - ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South… Read more »
South Africa: DA Debate Speech - Children's Amendment Bill
Note to editors: The following debate speech was delivered in parliament today by Bridget Masango MP and is embargoed until delivery. Read more »
May 07
Africa: South Africa Has Become Uninvestable Under ANC Rule
After more than a hundred years of operation in South Africa, the international energy conglomerate Shell Plc is the latest major company to confirm that it plans to divest from… Read more »
May 06
South Africa: DA Calls for Action Following Brutal Murder of Glen Couple
The Democratic Alliance (DA) extends its heartfelt condolences to the Morrison family following a horrific farm attack on the Rietfontein Farm in Glen, Mangaung Metropolitan… Read more »
May 01
South Africa: We Need to Reshape Fiscal Policy to Cultivate a Savings Culture in SA
Kenya and Chile have successfully made the commendable, and replicable, transition to high-savings economies. Our government once understood the wisdom of responsible fiscal… 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 28
Africa: South Africa's Real Recession Hits Home
By Dr Dion George MP, DA Shadow Minister of Finance Read more »
March 27
South Africa: ANC in Parliament Does Not Care About Current Water Crisis
Note to all editors: Please find attached soundbite by Solly Malatsi MP. Read more »
March 22
South Africa: DA Tables a Formal Motion of No Confidence in Mapisa-Nqakula
Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP. Read more »
March 19
South Africa: DA Calls for Mapisa-Nqakula to Step Down As Speaker of the National Assembly
Note to editors: Please find attached soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP. Read more »
March 12
South Africa: R23.6 Billion Paid in Medical Legal Claims From 2020 to Date - a Red Herring for NHI
In response to a parliamentary question, the DA can reveal that R23.6 billion has been paid in medico-legal claims across our provinces from January 2020 to December 2023. Further,… 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 »
March 04
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Turns to Hypocrisy On Cadre Deployment As Public Sector Rebellion Intensifies
President Cyril Ramaphosa's hypocrisy on the issue of cadre deployment sunk to new depths in the newsletter he published yesterday. Over the past few weeks, Ramaphosa and his party… 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 17, 2023
South Africa: DA Cracks Down On Fake News Peddlers
The DA is pursuing legal action against a Richards Bay businessman, Sheldon Cramer, who shamelessly propagated fake and manipulated content across social media platforms. Operating… Read more »
December 01, 2023
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: Reflecting On Progress, Confronting Challenges - a Call to Action On World Aids Day
The speech below was delivered by the DA Shadow Minister of Health, Michele Clarke MP, during the World Aids Day debate in Parliament this morning. Read more »
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: 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 »
November 30, 2023
South Africa: DA Will Take Court Action If Ramaphosa Withholds Ministers' Performance Assessments
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will approach the courts to obtain the performance assessments of South Africa's national cabinet ministers if President Cyril Ramaphosa withholds them… Read more »
South Africa: DA Condemns ANC-Led Committee's Rejection of Children's Amendment Bill
The DA condemns the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Social Development's adoption of a motion that the Children's Amendment Bill (B19-2023) is not desirable. Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: DA Submits Parliamentary Questions On Status of South Africa's Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Note to editors: Please find the attached soundbite by Hannah Shameema Winkler MP Read more »
September 17, 2023
South Africa: Grant Payment Failures - Opposition Party to Lodge Complaint with Human Rights Body
The DA will call for a debate of national importance regarding the failed and late payments of South African Social Security Agency's (SASSA) social grants. Read more »