This speech was delivered by Helen Zille at the launch of the DA’s 2009 Election Manifesto at the University of Johannesburg.
My fellow South Africans,
Today the Democratic Alliance presents its manifesto for the 2009 election.
This manifesto is our blueprint for a winning nation. It is based on carefully costed and mutually reinforcing policies that set out practical steps to attain our vision. This manifesto is the compass by which we must steer, to become one nation with one future. (more…)
EDDIE TRENT, MP
DA SPOKESPERSON ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Today’s hearings in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) revealed why the Democratic Alliance (DA) has worked so tirelessly to ensure that investigations into the Arms Deal are not sidelined. A year ago we agreed to a resolution that the outstanding matters of the Joint Investigation Report would be dealt with by SCOPA. We fought to ensure these hearings continued as we believe the truth must come out in this sordid saga, and we are thus delighted that in today’s session we have had an opportunity obtain a great deal of significant information. (more…)
MANIE VAN DYK MP
DA SPOKESPERSON FOR PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
After years of mismanagement, a once proud national carrier is in a state of decay. Last night, another 15 SAA staff were held by UK authorities after a 5kg stash of cocaine was found in the vanity case of one of the crew members. This is the second incident of this kind within a month and bears testament to the lack of adequate management capacity within the national airline and ACSA. The Democratic Alliance calls for SAA and ACSA to immediately make a full report to parliament on the state of South Africa’s airport security processes. (more…)
The Democratic Alliance (DA) petitioned President Motlanthe to send this Bill back to Parliament for unconstitutionality under section 79 of the Constitution, as did the IFP and the Freedom Front Plus. (more…)
Times are tough. Unemployment in South Africa, including those who are no longer looking for a job, sits at 36% and accounts for about 7 million people. Most are young, black and unskilled; and have given up hope. (more…)
President Kgalema Motlanthe stated at Maokeng in the Free State this weekend that the ANC would never make empty promises and “we take our time and never lie”. Yet the ANC regularly and repeatedly breaks its promises and the DA calls on the President to explain, in light of his claim this weekend, what the ANC’s position is on the following 10 clearly broken promises: (more…)
MOTLATJO THETJENG MP
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will write tomorrow to the Office of the Public Protector requesting him to investigate possible abuse of state resources in relation to self-promotional television programmes featuring the Departments of Housing and Agriculture. Even the Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel in his recent Budget address admitted that government advertising was out of control and that there is an urgent necessity to review the situation. (more…)
Today in the Sunday Times, ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe, confirmed what all South Africans already know: that the ANC would rather look after its corrupt cronies, than stamp out corruption in our country. He conceded that Carl Niehaus was employed despite the fact that the ANC knew of his corruption. (more…)
SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
A WEEKLY LETTER BY THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
When he delivered his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said that the Budget had been guided by five “enduring principles”, the first of which was “protecting the poor”. (more…)
MOTLATJO THETJENG, MP
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON
In light of the ANC spokesperson Carl Niehaus’s confession today that he abused his previous positions in government for personal gain, with the governing party’s knowledge and without any legal action being taken against him, we call on the ANC to terminate Niehaus’s party membership with immediate effect. (more…)
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