South Africa: While Taps Sit Dry, Presidency Asks South Africans to Wait a Month Longer for Water Crisis Plan

Late yesterday afternoon, the Presidency requested a 30-day extension to my PAIA request, filed on 25 March 2026. My application seeks to uncover meeting minutes from the… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa's Zim Visit Shows SA's Support for Entrenching Zanu-PF Dictatorship

The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, President Cyril Ramaphosa's unofficial visit to Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa's private residence… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Cannot Celebrate Work While Millions Are Shut Out of It

As South Africa marks Workers' Day, we should be honest about the contradiction at the heart of this occasion. Read more »

South Africa: Deportation of Over 600,000 Illegal Immigrants Shows Home Affairs At Full Steam Under Min Schreiber

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is proud of the progress made by the Department of Home Affairs, under DA Minister Leon Schreiber, in strengthening border security, modernising ports… Read more »

South Africa: Extend the Fuel Levy Relief - Fund It Using Surpluses From Dodgy SOEs

The DA will press the Finance Minister to make the logical decision to continue fuel levy relief for at least one more month using government and parliamentary processes. Read more »

South Africa: Freedom Means Living Without Fear of Crime

Today as South Africa marks Freedom Day, we commemorate the 32nd anniversary of our first democratic election, as a nation united. Read more »

South Africa: Home Affairs Dismissal of 63 Crooked Officials Shows Schreiber's Crackdown On Corruption and Misconduct Is Working

The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decisive action taken by Minister Leon Schreiber to root out corruption and misconduct within the Department of Home Affairs. The… Read more »

South Africa: DA Calls On Portfolio Committee to Hold Provinces Accountable for NHLS Debt Crisis

The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the Portfolio Committee on Health to urgently summon provincial health departments to account for the billions owed to the National Health… Read more »

South Africa: DA Calls Urgent Parliament Hearing On Child Rape As KZN Reports 421 Pregnant Moms Aged 10 - 14 Y/O

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Committee in Parliament requesting a joint meeting with the presence of… Read more »

South Africa: DA Calls On Ramaphosa to Suspend Masemola and Appoint a SAPS Act Inquiry Into His Fitness for Office

The Democratic Alliance calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to place National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension and appoint a board of inquiry,… Read more »

South Africa: DA Calls for Parliament Inquiry Into Minister Tolashe for Multiple Infractions

The Democratic Alliance has formally written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, requesting a committee inquiry into a series of serious… Read more »

South Africa: DA Refutes ANC's False Knysna Claims of Averting Day Zero Crisis

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Knysna refutes the blatantly false claims made by the African National Congress (ANC) in its NEC press conference today that the ANC has averted a… Read more »

South Africa: New DA Federal Leader Joins Celebration of Fishing Permits Restoration in Saldanha Bay

Today, the DA Western Cape celebrated the restoration of nearly 300 small-scale fishing vessel permits in the Traditional Linefish sector, together with local fishers, DA Leader… Read more »

South Africa: SAPS Now 1 Year Late On Body-Camera Deadline - DA Begins Process for Accountability

Police committed to the introduction of body-worn cameras by April 2025, yet a year later this deadline has passed without implementation or explanation by Acting Minister Prof.… Read more »

South Africa: DA to Probe Allegations of Undisclosed Luxury Vehicle Donations Against PME Minister Ramokgopa

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will submit detailed Parliamentary Questions to Maropene Ramokgopa, Minister of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, following a series of… Read more »

South Africa: South African Dams and Livelihoods Under Threat With New Proposed Regulations

The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on communities to oppose the Department of Water and Sanitation's draconian dam regulations as they threaten the economic lifelines for… Read more »

South Africa: DA Succeeds in Overturning Defamatory 'Cape Independent' Blog On Stellenbosch Municipality

Two weeks ago, the DA initiated legal process over a defamatory and untrue article published by an online blog called the "The Cape Independent" because it offered the DA no… Read more »

South Africa: DA Federal Leader Acceptance Speech - Strong Enough to Win

Friends, democrats, people of South Africa, Read more »

South Africa: Mantashe Needs to Update Us On the Fuel Situation

South Africans are owed an update on the country's fuel situation. It's been fifteen days since Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister last updated Parliament on our fuel… Read more »

South Africa: DA to Probe Massive 1657 Case Backlog in Reserved Judgments

A DA request prompted the release of the long awaited OCJ report on outstanding court judgments. Read more »

South Africa: DA Welcomes Arrival of HIV-Prevention Medicine in South Africa

The DA welcomes the arrival of the first doses of Lenacapavir donated by the Global Fund in South Africa. Lenacapavir is an injection given to HIV-negative individuals once every… Read more »

South Africa: DA Welcomes Minister Macpherson's Intervention to Restore Law and Order in Knoflokskraal

Note to editors: Please find attached soundbite by Tertuis Simmers Read more »

South Africa: DA to Lodge Public Protector Complaint Against Social Development Minister Over Alleged Ethics Breaches

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will lodge a complaint with the Public Protector against the Minister of Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe, for suspected breaches of the Executive… Read more »

South Africa: Power Price Hikes From Today Require Urgent Action On Electricity Pricing Policy

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is fighting for lower tariffs, and to reform the pricing model as residents and businesses who are directly supplied by Eskom will pay more for less… Read more »

South Africa: DA Calls for Probes Into Patriotic Alliance's Links to Organised Crime and Drug Trade

The DA is writing to the SAPS, SARS, the Hawks and the IEC to request urgent investigations into the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Gayton McKenzie's links to organised crime, and how… Read more »