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Dear Cape Town On Thursday this week, Parliament will hold an urgent debate of public importance on South Africa’s jobs crisis following my request. The DA will use this debate to put forward practical and workable solutions to revive our economy and get South Africa working again. I wish to call on all political parties, …
By Mmusi Maimane – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: Tomorrow, seven years ago, 34 mineworkers and breadwinners were gunned down by the South African Police Service (SAPS) acting on the direction of senior politicians and government officials. Today we remember those who lost their lives and honour their legacy. These men bravely stood up and …
The following statement was delivered today by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at a press briefing in Parliament, Cape Town. Maimane was joined by DA Shadow Minister of Health, Siviwe Gwarube. Last week, the world learnt that former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has spent the past four months in Singapore receiving continuous medical treatment. His successor, …
Dear Cape Town Today’s release of unemployment figures by Stats SA for the second quarter of 2019 shows that there are now officially more than 10 million people unemployed people in South Africa, with an expanded unemployment rate of 38.5%. The unemployment crisis has now turned into an unemployment catastrophe, with no clear plan from …
Dear Cape Town The following remarks were delivered today by Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, Mmusi Maimane, in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. Maimane was joined by DA Western Cape Provincial Leader, Bonginkosi Madikizela, and DA Western Cape Deputy Provincial Leader, Albert Fritz. On Saturday night a young police officer was shot and killed in Delft while on …
Fellow South Africans I have just spent part of my morning, on Nelson Mandela Day, reading to the young learners at Bergsig Primary in Bonteheuwel. And what I saw at the school filled me with hope. The leadership at this school is an inspiration to others, and an example of what can be achieved when …
Dear MyCapeTown This evening at Parliament in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa was presented with an opportunity to mark a divisive break from the past and charter a new way forward for our nation – a future of rapid economic growth, job creation, accelerated service delivery, quality education, and the eradication of corruption and crime. …
