MOTLATJO THETJENG, MP
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON
Teachers, nurses and police officers are a vital part of building a better future for South Africa, and they deserve to be paid better for the work they do. But ANC President, Jacob Zuma, must put his money where his mouth in promising to pay them more. If this promise is going to be credible, he must start showing exactly where he is going to start cutting the fat from the government he intends to lead next year. He must also explain how he plans to stop the complacency in government circles which stops many good policies in their tracks. (more…)
DESIREE VAN DER WALT, MP
DA DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON FOR EDUCATION
South Africa’s children need a coherent, workable and practical curriculum in order to make the most of their talents. So the long-belated recognition by the Department of Education that there are problems with Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) is very welcome and the Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for a proposed review of the curriculum to be conducted urgently. (more…)
SPEECH BY HELEN ZILLE
LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
CONSTITUTION HILL, JOHANNESBURG
What we have unveiled here today is not just a new logo, a different look. This is not a marketing exercise. It’s much, much more than that. It’s our promise - a promise that we will deliver on the South African dream for the rainbow people. (more…)
SUID-AFRIKA VANDAG
‘N WEEKLIKSE BRIEF DEUR DIE LEIER VAN DIE DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE
In Kenia, waar Barack Obama se pa en oupa as lede van ‘n etniese minderheidsgroep, die Luo, gebore is, vertel mense die volgende grappie: hulle sê ‘n Luo staan ‘n veel beter kans om President van die Verenigde State te word as dié van Kenia. (more…)
SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
A WEEKLY LETTER BY THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
In Kenya, where Barack Obama’s father and grandfather were born into the minority Luo ethnic group, there is a joke doing the rounds: it is said that a Luo has a much better chance of becoming the President of the United States than of Kenya. (more…)
JAMES SELFE, MP
DA SPOKESPERSON ON CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for efforts to divert children and juveniles out of prison to be redoubled. According to a parliamentary reply (1), there are 870 sentenced children (2) and 7 527 juveniles behind bars in South Africa. (more…)
New Health Minister Barbara Hogan must put right the injustices perpetrated against rape survivors by her predecessor by urgently attending to problems reported with the implementation of the Sexual Offences Act. (more…)
DIANNE KOHLER BARNARD, MP
DA SPOKESPERSON ON SAFETY & SECURITY
The Democratic Alliance (DA) challenges the Minister of Safety and Security, Nathi Mthethwa, to take action after his remarks made today before the Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs. (more…)
Today the Democratic Alliance (DA) has sent out a written appeal to a number of key individuals who have substantive knowledge of the Strategic Defence Procurement Package (Arms Deal) process, requesting that they make written submissions on any evidence they may have of possible wrongdoing associated with the arms deal, either to the DA or to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). (more…)
The Democratic Alliance (DA) congratulates the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) on the successful implementation of its Nuclear Skills Development programme, launched earlier this year. (more…)
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