đź“° 04/08/2022
🇿🇦 By-election victories confirm that voters trust the DA to lead coalitions
These crucial victories not only consolidate the DA’s position in Tshwane and Modimolle-Mookgophong where we are at the helm of coalition governments but give a boost to our momentum in the 2024 general election.
đź’° A President with nothing to hide would make his financial interests publicly available
Today, DA Leader, John Steenhuisen, visited the Union Buildings, to view President Ramaphosa’s declaration of interests as head of the executive. It is unacceptable that the president’s financial affairs and business interests remain a secret from the public.
⚡️ Underperforming Eskom power plants – when is Eskom rehiring engineers and technicians?
Barely a week after President Ramaphosa announced his Energy Action Plan to fix the electricity crisis, the country is once again plunged into Stage 4 loadshedding. Eskom’s underperforming power plants threaten to throw Ramaphosa’s action plan off the rails from the onset.
đźšś DA condemns shocking farm murder in Piketberg
After the brutal murder of Piketberg farmer, Hendrik Pistorius, the DA reinforces its call for the devolution of policing powers to provinces. This will, amongst other things, enable the Western Cape to immediately reinstate rural safety units.
Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2022/08/da-condemns-shocking-farm-murder-in-piketberg
❌ DA condemns ActionSA’s xenophobic actions
The DA condemns ActionSA (ASA) councillor and MMC for economic development in the City of Johannesburg, Nkululeko Mbundu’s incitement of violence against the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) and the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF).
Read more https://www.da.org.za/2022/08/da-condemns-actionsas-xenophobic-actions
đź’ˇ Minister Abrahams must unlock potential for SMME participation in concentrated renewable energy manufacturing industry
With the increasing drive for renewable energy adoption in South Africa, the DA finds it concerning that the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni Abrahams, is not actively working to promote increased SMME participation in the renewable energy manufacturing sector.
