The DA notes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Deputy President, David Mabuza, as his special envoy to Russia. With this appointment, it appears Ramaphosa is following former President Jacob Zuma’s lead after he appointed former Energy and Intelligence Minister David Mahlobo as his liaison to Russia. That culminated in the revamping of the Integrated Resource…
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DA wishes the Muslim community a blessed Ramadan
I would like to wish the Muslim community in South Africa and around the world a blessed holy month of Ramadan. The DA’s support is with the Muslim community as you fast from sunrise to sunset during this time of goodwill and selflessness. My most heartfelt condolences also go out to the family and loved…
Read MoreDA urges SAPS to ensure full accountability against officials who turned away family wanting to report their autistic child missing
This statement follows our visit to the Mamelodi SAPS Station today by DA Shadow Minister of Police, Zakhele Mbhele MP and Member of Gauteng Legislature, Adriana Randall MPL. Please find attached soundbites in English and IsiZulu by Mr Mbhele. Today the DA visited the Mamelodi Police Station following reports that the police initially refused to…
Read MoreBOKAMOSO | Let’s unpack unequal opportunity in South Africa
So much of the trouble in South Africa today is that we seem unable to hear each other. Like a disintegrating relationship between two people who used to love each other, our first instinct is to blame, attack, and find fault, rather than listen, empathise and attempt to understand. The difference is that unlike a…
Read More#SupraMustGo: Placing NW under administration deals with the symptoms not the cause
The DA in the North West deems President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to put the North West Provincial Government under national administration as an extremely delayed response to an urgent and serious matter. While placing a province under administration is aimed at restoring stability and ensuring that governance deficits are dealt with, we cannot help but believe…
Read MoreDA lays extortion and corruption charges against Mduduzi Manana
Please find attached an English soundbite by DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Terri Stander MP. Please find pictures attached here, here and here. Today, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Terri Stander MP, accompanied by DA Spokesperson on Community Safety in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Michele Clarke MPL, and DA Gender Chairperson in Gauteng…
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