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Statement by Janho Engelbrecht MP – DA Spokesperson on Correctional Services: The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands answers after a violent incident at Drakenstein Correctional Centre. The DA will conduct an oversight visit to the Drakenstein Correctional Centre in the coming days to assess the situation firsthand and engage with management, staff, and inmate representatives. Prisons …
Statement by Jan de Villiers MP – DA National Spokesperson: Today the DA celebrates the outstanding work of the Western Cape Government, that delivers the best quality of life in South Africa, under the leadership of Premier Alan Winde, on his birthday today. The Western Cape Government delivers. And it delivers because it is led …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: In a second briefing in Parliament, this time by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), it is quite clear that there is a lack of coordination and planning between SANDF and the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the upcoming deployment to gang-ridden areas. …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged over the Select Committee on Security and Justice failing to hold SAPS accountable for detainee escapes. In the last year alone, 284 detainees have escaped police custody nationally and a hundred of them are still roaming …
Statement by Andrew de Blocq MP – DA Spokesperson on Forestry Fisheries & the Environment: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decisive intervention by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, to uphold appeals by small-scale fishers and reinstate the 297 traditional linefish vessels that were previously excluded from the sector’s allocation. …
Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: Two days ago, a mass shooting in Atlantis claimed the life of a young 14 year old girl and a taxi operator. Children are once again being killed in crossfires linked to ongoing taxi-related violence. Yesterday, Thursday 26 February, I went to Atlantis SAPS …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA Member on the Select Committee on Security & Justice: The brutal gang-related shooting this morning in Athlone, including the tragic killing of a nine-month-old baby, is not only a criminal atrocity, but it is the direct consequence of failed leadership and weak accountability in the Western Cape SAPS. …
Cape Town in the news: LETTER: Open the economy now: The population is as well trained as possible in the precautions of hand washing, wearing face masks and social distancing …: “Cape Town” – BingNews Jim Harbaugh’s self-serving letter seen as chance to even playing field with Ohio State: Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh sent …
Cape Town in the news: Cape Town Tourism sends tourists a love letter: Cape Town Tourism has launched a new campaign with the theme “We Are Worth Waiting For!” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign emulates lovers in a long-distance relationship longing to …: “Cape Town” – BingNews Social grant recipients and …
Cape Town in the news: SA Marketing Guru’s Open Letter To Dlamini-Zuma, Patel, And Cele: South African marketing guru Mike Abel’s open letter seems to have touched a nerve, and has been widely shared on social media.: “Cape Town” – BingNews Long queues and masks mark the new normal as workers return to work: Under …
Cape Town in the news: LETTER: Do not take water for granted: Closer to home, while Cape Town had a lucky escape from Day Zero, the Eastern Cape is still ravaged by drought and there will be water restrictions on the highveld should sufficient summer rains not …: “Cape Town” – BingNews Hyundai’s 300kW H1 …
