In August 2025, the DA launched a six-point plan to turbocharge the economy. This bold, results-driven plan outlines a set of non-negotiable demands for reform which will kickstart our economy and set South Africa on a path to growth and jobs.

At the core of the plan is pressure on the ANC to accept urgent reforms, and a commitment from the DA to do all we can to dismantle three major legislative barriers to growth: the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, the Employment Equity Act, and the Expropriation Act.

While intended to advance transformation, these laws have increasingly served to entrench elite enrichment, deter investment, and block small businesses from accessing opportunities.

“The only empowerment South Africa needs is more jobs…” – DA Leader, John Steenhuisen.

The DA proposes an inclusive alternative to the current framework of transformation, one that is based on need rather than race, and which unlocks opportunity for all South Africans, leaving no one behind.

Read a summary of this plan here: