President Cyril Ramaphosa says the proposal of land expropriation without compensation to drive land redistribution has ignited a vigorous and welcomed debate. “It has required that we confront the injustices of the past. It means that we must expand the basket of agricultural support services available to both established and emerging farmers.” President Ramaphosa was […]
Today, the DA brought Change to business owners in Soweto who have been waiting thirty years to own land by handing over title deeds. See photo here. This forms part of the City of Johannesburg’s Land Regularisation Programme, which aims to redress the distribution of council-owned land. This programme is important as it can become […]
The DA will refer the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele and the National Police Commissioner, Khehla Sitole, to the Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkwhebane, as we have reason to believe that Police leadership have not been transparent regarding the steep cost escalations in VIP Protection during the Zuma years. Replies to DA Parliamentary questions have […]
Former president Jacob Zuma returns to the Durban High Court for his second appearance morning. The former president is facing 16 charges on 783 counts related to corruption, racketeering, money-laundering and fraud relating to the controversial arms deal of the late 1990s. Jacob Zuma appeared in the dock KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Friday for the […]
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), in collaboration with other law enforcement units, has launched the National Health Anti-Corruption Forum to curb fraud, waste and abuse in the sector. According to the SIU, the health sector has been prioritised for investigation due to its susceptibility to corruption. Speaking to the media in Pretoria earlier today, Head […]
The City saves R20 million on the Plattekloof Road dual carriageway upgrade project The City’s Transport and Urban Development Authority, in collaboration with the Richmond Park Development Company, recently completed a project in Bothasig where Plattekloof Road was upgraded into a dual carriageway to alleviate traffic congestion. Initially estimated at R100 million, the costs for […]
Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says while public health care is distressed and facing hard times, the system is not on the brink of collapse. “As far as we know, this healthcare system is still able to provide treatment to the largest number of HIV positive people globally. Our programme is the biggest in the […]
ANC STATEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSULTS DIRECTED AT THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS The African National Congress condemns in the strongest terms insults directed at the person of the President, Cde Cyril Ramaphosa, by ANC leaders as well as members on social media. The African National Congress National Executive Committee recently adopted a […]
Despite claims by the Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi that there are no schools in Gauteng without a supply of electricity and water, the DA has learnt that this is not the case. This was revealed by MEC Lesufi in a written reply to the DA questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. According to the […]
On Thursday 7 June 2018, the DA Gauteng Shadow MEC of Finance, Adriana Randall, and the DA Gauteng Spokesperson on Economic Development, Ina Cilliers, will hold a picket outside the West Rand District Municipality. The District Municipality has illegally invested R81 million with the VBS Mutual Bank – money which was allocated for service delivery. […]
