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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 »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: Cutting a Trip Short Without a Plan Is a Gimmick, President Ramaphosa
The statement released by the Ministry in the Presidency yesterday on Cabinet's discussion on Energy is a whole lot of nothing. Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: DA Fights to Reject Eskom's 32% Tariff Increase Application At Nersa Public Hearings
This is an abridged version of a speech that was delivered at the ongoing NERSA public hearings into Eskom's tariff application by the DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises,… Read more »
September 12, 2022
South Africa: The DA's 'Big Five' Ideas to Get South Africa Working for Growth
Below is the keynote address delivered by DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen, at the RMB Morgan Stanley Investor Conference in Cape Town today. Read more »
August 19, 2022
South Africa: Minister Didiza Must Convene Multiparty Platform to Fight FMD
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbite by Noko Masipa MP. Read more »
August 12, 2022
South Africa: DA Welcomes SA-EU Agreement On Citrus Imports
The DA welcomes the agreement between the South African government and the European Commission regarding the possible destruction of citrus that had been underway to the European… Read more »
July 25, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Energy Plan Is Straight Out of the DA Playbook - DA to Launch Implementation Tracker to Keep Track of Project Deliverables
President Cyril Ramaphosa's five point energy plan, which is centered on leveraging on Eskom's installed generation capacity to fill the short term electricity supply gap and… Read more »
July 21, 2022
South Africa: With Ramaphosa Missing in Action On the Energy Crisis, Parliament Must Step in to Fill the Leadership Vacuum
With President Cyril Ramaphosa missing in action while loadshedding wreaks havoc across the economy, Parliament must step in as a matter of urgency to show leadership and fill the… Read more »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Must Provide Concrete Plans for Implementation of Electricity Emergency Plan
Exactly 50 days since the DA asked Cabinet to promulgate an an Electricity Emergency Response Plan (EERP), anchored on a State of Disaster declaration on Eskom in the electricity… Read more »
South Africa: The ANC Government Has Almost 4,000 Vacant Properties, but Still Wants to Expropriate Yours
The ANC would rather expropriate your property than attempt to repurpose its own properties. Read more »
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