JOHANNESBURG – Civil society organisation Stand Up SA said that it supported the proposal to declare load shedding a national state of disaster. The call was initially made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was supported by many organisations across the country. The African National Congress (ANC) also deliberated on the[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it rejects the electricity tariff increase granted to Eskom, by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) last week. DA leader, John Steenhuisen says they will be applying for an interdict in the high court to stop the implementation of this latest 18.65 % tariff increase.[…]
LOCAL DA members took to the streets across the city on Wednesday morning in protest of exorbitant fuel costs. The party is calling on government to scrap the general fuel levy entirely to ease the impact of petrol hikes on motorists. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show earlier, Mayoral committee member[…]
LOCAL The DA has reported the speaker of the Western Cape legislature to the Hawks for alleged expenses fiddles. In a statement on Saturday, interim provincial leader Tertuis Simmers said whistle-blowers had raised the alarm over subsistence, travel and entertainment allowance claims by Masizole Mnqasela. Simmers said documents containing protected[…]
As the government deliberates on alternative regulations to the national state of disaster, DA leader John Steenhuisen has again called for the scrapping of all Covid-19 regulations. On Monday, Steenhuisen outlined several reasons the party was calling for SA to go back to pre-Covid-19 times. March 23 will mark exactly[…]
LOCAL Geordin Hill Lewis is now officially the City of Cape Towns new Mayor – the youngest mayor in the City’s history at just 34 years old. Hill-Lewis gained 141 votes from the 224 Ballots during the 2021 local government elections. Addressing the City, the mayor says he could not[…]
LOCAL The Democratic Alliance (DA) called on the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, to resign after his latest comments about the victims of crime in Cape Town. According to the party, Cele tried to blame “potholes” for SAPS’ failure to combat hijackings in Cape Town. The party’s Gordon Hill-Lewis[…]
LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa replies to questions in the National Assembly, in Cape Town. The National Assembly is expected to elect a new Speaker on Thursday. The position became vacant following the recent appointment of former Speaker Thandi Modise into the Cabinet. The election will be done via secret ballot at three[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) questioned the role of Parliament in holding Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to account for allegations of irregularly awarding a contract to communications company Digital Vibes. Opposition parties have accused the African National Congress (ANC) members of Parliament of shielding the executive, this was revealed during[…]
Political analyst Dirk Coetzee says the timing of Democratic Alliance MP Phumzile van Damme’s resignation is surprising. On Thursday Van Damme announced her resignation as an MP but said will stay as a party member, she stressed that she will not be joining another political party. She was placed on[…]
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