17 February 2022
⚖️ ANC backpedals on accountability to block President’s appearance before SCOPA
The DA will continue to push for President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear before Parliament to explain his stated knowledge of the misuse of State funds.
⚠️ Minister Gungubele and Statistician-General must account for haphazard start to Census
The DA is taking action in Parliament to ensure that the Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, and the Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, account for the continued difficulties that have plagued this year’s Census.
🪖 SANDF’s fleets are sitting ducks
The DA called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, as commander-in-chief of South Africa’s armed forces, to urgently intervene in the growing decline of the country’s military capacity.
Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2022/02/sandfs-fleets-are-sitting-ducks
🎗Teen Suicide Prevention Week: More should be done to address mental health issues affecting youth
During the month of February, the world observes Teen Suicide Prevention Week. For seven days the focus will be on adolescent and youth physical and mental health challenges, as well as the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic increased mental health concerns among this demographic.
💻 Government Gazette inaccessible for months on end
The DA demands national government to immediately restore the website of the Government Gazette and ensure that the Green Gazette is updated as a matter of urgency.
Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2022/02/government-gazette-inaccessible-for-months-on-end
