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DA asserts ditching Transnet, to run freight rail privately

The DA has made a formal submission on Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager’s (TRIM) latest Network Statement, calling for ...
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Under the DA, Home Affairs has more than doubled Smart ID application sites in just two years

The expansion of Smart ID application sites under the DA-led Department of Home Affairs is transforming how South Africans access essential government services. Today’s announcement that Absa has ...
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DA to oppose job-killing Employment Equity Code

The DA will oppose the job-killing draft Employment Equity Code gazetted by Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth on 24 July during the 60-day public comment process, because it will force ...
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Ramaphosa kicks Iran investigation for touch

A DA parliamentary question has revealed that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promised investigation into the alleged failure to stop Iran from participating in Exercise Will for Peace 2026 has stalled.
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DA sets National Manifesto Launch for 08 August 2026

Please find attached audio clips in English by Ashor Sarupen MP, and Afrikaans by Werner Horn MP. The DA will hold our National Manifesto Launch for Election 2026, on Saturday 08 August 2026. Our ...
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DA-led departments working together to deliver improved Home Affairs services in KwaDukuza

– Progress on the KwaDukuza Home Affairs’ office demonstrates the value of cooperation between DA-led government departments. -Public Works and Infrastructure and Home Affairs are working to ensure ...
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Minister Pule’s press briefing fails to inspire confidence

Please find attached soundbite by Nazley Sharif MP. Minister Dina Pule’s first media briefing did little to convince South Africans that she has a credible plan to fix the Department of Social ...
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DA calls for urgent action as over 100,000 Child Rape Cases reported in six years

Note to editors: Please find attached English and Afrikaans soundbite by Lisa Schickerling MP. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is sounding the alarm on South Africa’s escalating child rape crisis, ...
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DA reports Gayton‘s cadres and World Cup party to public protector

Today, the Democratic Alliance has filed a Public Protector complaint against Gayton McKenzie, for an investigation into whether Minister Gayton McKenzie has violated his oath of office as a Cabinet ...
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More policing, less chauffeuring prisoners as holding cells restored

Twelve holding cells at Howick Police Station, inoperable since 2019, have now been restored under Minister of Public Works ...
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DA Introduces Pension Protection Bill to prohibit politics at PIC

Please find attached English and Afrikaans soundbites by Dr Mark Burke MP. For over a decade, the PIC has stumbled from scandal to scandal. At the heart of this chaos is a refusal to appoint ...