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Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The DA is delivering innovative solutions to South Africa’s electricity crisis where we govern. Today, Cape Town launched the Helderhoop Solar and Storage Power Plant in Atlantis, South Africa’s first solar power station built by a metropolitan municipality. The R250 million facility combines 7MW of …

Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) backs the launch of the City of Cape Town’s bold new crime fighting unit to respond rapidly to serious and high-risk crime. The specialised SWAT Unit will provide a highly trained and equipped rapid-response capability for violent and high-risk incidents. This …

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from an official visit to the United States of America (USA), further cementing important relationships with key trade, tourism and investment partners to South Africa and the Western Cape. The USA is the province’s number one source of foreign direct investment, a key market for Western Cape exports, …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – DA Mayoral Candidate for Cape Town: Today, at the Salt River Market site where 970 affordable homes are planned, I launched my fifth pledge to Cape Town to create more opportunities for families to live in well-located, affordable homes. We will ramp up affordable rental housing in partnership with the …

Statement by Adv Glynnis Breytenbach MP – DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development: The DA welcomes the appointment of Adv. Adrian Carl Mopp as Director of Public Prosecutions for the Western Cape Division. The Western Cape continues to face a severe challenge from organised crime, which fuels gang violence and violent crime in communities …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance and Cape Town Mayoral Candidate: Today in Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain, I launched my fourth pledge to the people of Cape Town to keep essential services reliable and affordable by investing in infrastructure, reducing our reliance on Eskom, and keeping municipal costs as low as possible. …

Statement by Dr Chris Hunsinger – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The Democratic Alliance will write to the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport requesting Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) appear before the committee to brief members on security at Cape Town International Airport. This follows the hijacking of a woman in the Airport’s garage …

Statement by JP Smith – DA Cape Town Metro Chairperson: Today, the DA in Cape Town welcomed former ANC Ward 39 Councillor Thembinkosi Mjuza to the party. Having seen the DA’s work on the ground, especially in communities where the DA has no ward councillor, Mjuza says the party’s consistent service delivery was instrumental to …

Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: This afternoon I went to the SAPS call centre which serves the 10111 calls made by people in emergencies who need the Police for urgent help. After a prolonged downtime and complaints from other stations over the past days, I remain deeply …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance and Cape Town Mayoral Candidate: Today at Princess Vlei, I launched my third campaign pledge to expand Cape Town’s clean public spaces. In the next term we commit to take even tougher action against illegal dumping and littering, expand cleaning services where they are needed …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: The DA today launched its first Cape Town election posters carrying the message “Take Cape Town Forward For All”, as we work to retain a stable majority government in November and build on the progress that has made Cape Town South Africa’s best-run major city. …

Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, have welcomed the decrease in murders recorded in the Western Cape during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year. The latest quarterly South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics show that murders in the province decreased by 6.7%, down …

Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: There is some encouraging news in the latest crime statistics, but South Africa’s violent crime levels remain brutal. 5,427 people were murdered between April and June. That is almost 60 people a day, or nearly 2.5 people every hour, roughly one person every 24 …

Speech delivered by DA Cape Town Mayoral Candidate, Geordin Hill-Lewis, at the launch of his More Jobs Pledge, in Cape Town on Friday: Good morning, everyone. Thank you to the team at VOYAGE Yachts for hosting us here today. There is a reason I wanted to launch our jobs pledge in a place like this. …

Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: The Democratic Alliance condemns the circulation of a fabricated image purporting to show our long-serving Bergrivier Mayor, Alderman Ray van Rooy, joining the Patriotic Alliance. Ray has confirmed unequivocally that the image is fake, and he has not joined the PA. The image has also …

Statement by Shaun August – DA Member: The Electoral Court has found Brett Herron, Secretary General of the GOOD Party, to have breached the Party Political Funding Act that regulates how political parties receive donations. The Court has issued a sanction against Herron and the GOOD party to pay R90,000 in combined fines, for this …

Statement by Leah Potgieter MP – DA Spokesperson on Sport, Arts and Culture: Yesterday afternoon, Minister Gayton McKenzie was expected to account to Parliament for the Department’s World Cup expenditure but, once again, left before the details were tabled, only returning after most Members had posed their questions. In his absence, the details that were …

Statement by Adrian Roos MP – DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs: The opening of a new Home Affairs office at the Cape Town Civic Centre by Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, and Cape Town Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis demonstrates what can be achieved when different spheres of government work together with a shared …

The Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure (DOI) has taken its vision for integrated, technology-enabled infrastructure delivery to the global stage through its participation at the AI for Developing Countries Forum (AIFOD) Summit, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 12 to 14 August 2026. At the Summit, the Department showcased how the Western Cape is combining …

Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: On Wednesday, the Portfolio Committee of Police received a briefing on the SAPS Amendment Bill. The Bill presents the Acting Minister with an opportunity to fundamentally rethink how South Africa uses the law-enforcement capacity it already has – to ensure that capable Metro Police can …

Statement by Leah Potgieter MP – DA Spokesperson on Sport, Arts and Culture: Today, Minister Gayton McKenzie was meant to account to Parliament and South Africa for the R31-million spent on his FIFA World Cup luxury jaunt. Instead McKenzie appeared for earlier matters, and when the World Cup spending probe began, McKenzie left the room, …

Statement by George Michalakis MP – DA Parliamentary Leader: The DA backs the City of Cape Town’s move to declare an intergovernmental dispute with Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, to obtain investigatory powers for the City’s Metro Police officers. The intergovernmental dispute will, should the City succeed, see its high-performing Metro Police officers finally …

With infrastructure development becoming an increasingly important driver of economic growth, job creation and investor confidence, the Western Cape Government will convene its inaugural Infrastructure Ministerial Roundtable in Cape Town on 30 July 2026. Hosted by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, the Roundtable will bring together leaders from government, municipalities, development finance institutions, …

Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The DA has formally, through its lawyers, placed the Acting Minister of Police on terms to respond to the crisis regarding supply of D1 (for adults) and D7 (for children) forensic evidence collection kits (“rape kits”) in the Western Cape. This comes …

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: The Democratic Alliance notes and respects today’s judgment interdicting the commencement of Parliament’s formal impeachment inquiry pending the outcome of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s review application. The judgment does not, however, decide whether the allegations arising from Phala Phala are true, nor does it clear the …

Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The seizure of drugs worth an estimated R10 million, together with seven firearms and more than 1 000 rounds of ammunition, from an apartment in Richwood, Cape Town, highlights the scale and sophistication of organised crime operating in South Africa. Importantly, this operation was …

Statement by Dr Chris Hunsinger MP – DA Spokesperson on Transport: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has long called for greater private-sector participation in South Africa’s ports because the state-run system has failed our economy. Transnet’s decision to seek a private-sector operator to redevelop and operate the Cape Town Multipurpose Terminal under a 25-year concession is …

Statement by Tertuis Simmers – DA Western Cape Leader: A majority of municipalities in South Africa are plagued with financial calamity, because they are badly governed. But DA-run municipalities continue to set the standard for service delivery and protecting taxpayer money from corruption. The latest Ratings Afrika Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI) reports what Western …