The following summary remarks were delivered today during a visit by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane MP, to the Gwatyu farms in the Eastern Cape. Maimane was joined by the Shadow Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Thandeka Mbabama MP, the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Annette Steyn MP,…
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The following statement was delivered today by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane MP, at a press conference at Parliament, Cape Town. Maimane was joined by the DA’s Head of Policy, Gwen Ngwenya MP, and DA Shadow Minister of Labour, Michael Bagraim MP. The accompanying document can be accessed here. South Africa currently finds itself in very…
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The following speech was delivered by the DA Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane, to the party’s Federal Congress delegates at the Tshwane Events Centre today. Delegates, Colleagues, Fellow Democrats, To our Federal Chairperson, Athol Trollip, thank you for chairing this meeting and for your steady hand. You are a distinguished leader, unwavering spokesman for our cause,…
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The following speech was delivered by the DA Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane, to the party’s Federal Congress delegates at the Tshwane Events Centre this morning. Friends, Colleagues, Fellow Democrats, Bagaetso, Dumelang, I am deeply honoured to stand before you on our party’s biggest stage, a year away from the most important election in our country’s…
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The following remarks were made today by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at the official opening of the Party’s new Campaign HQ in Bruma, Johannesburg. Maimane was joined by several members of the Federal Executive (FedEx). Please find attached pictures here, here, and here. Fellow South Africans, Today we officially open the Democratic Alliance’s new Campaign…
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The following address was delivered by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, at Talisman Foundation in Johannesburg today. The Leader unveiled a plaque to commemorate the hundreds of mentally ill South Africans who lost their lives at the hands of the ANC government in Gauteng. Today we pause to celebrate the inalienable Human…
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Sign the petition if you support a DA-led Nelson Mandela Bay: https://NMBprogress.co.za We are here today to say: Nelson Mandela Bay can never go back to the looting and neglect it suffered under the ANC. We are here to put the people of this city first. And we are not alone in this fight. This…
Read MoreThe following statement was delivered today by Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at a media briefing in Johannesburg, following a two-day sitting of the party’s Federal Executive. Maimane was joined by Federal Executive Chairperson, James Selfe. The Federal Executive (FedEx) of the Democratic Alliance met over the last two days to discuss matters of…
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The attached document sets out the party’s position on land reform. Introduction: The Democratic Alliance supports land restitution, and we support land redistribution. We support efforts to undo the terrible legacy of forced land dispossession which still reverberates in our society today. The most significant feature of this legacy, among many, is that it prevented…
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