Long-overdue approval of Delta Air Lines triangular route welcomed
Dear Editor The DA welcomes the long-overdue approval of the Delta Air Lines Atlanta-Johannesburg-Cape Town triangular route. The …
Underwhelming mining exploration strategy as South Africa enters the bottom 10
Dear Editor To call South Africa’s new exploration strategy “underwhelming” would be to pay it a huge compliment. The strategy has just …
We won’t defuse the xenophobia bomb until we fix Home Affairs
Dear Editor Today, on Tuesday 13 April 2022, I led an oversight visit to the Department of Home Affairs’ central Johannesburg office on …
Diepsloot murder an indictment on populists for fanning xenophobic flames
Dear Editor The DA is horrified to learn of the brutal murder of Elvis Nyathi, a man who was hunted down in his community in what seems …
Wits University Violence and Shooting
Dear Johannebsurg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng condemns the violence and shooting that took place in Braamfontein earlier …
Increase in Crime
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is concerned about the alarming increase in the Gauteng crime statistics for …
I will not be silenced on Gauteng corruption and misgovernance
Dear Johannesburg This morning I was maliciously removed while speaking on the debate of the Premier’s State of the Province Address …
Getting Gauteng Back on track
Dear Johannesburg The past year has understandably put tremendous strain on national, provincial and local governments across South …
Better organisation needed for vaccine rollout in Gauteng
Dear Johannesburg It is highly disappointing that the vaccination of health workers degenerated into chaos this past Sunday as hundreds …
R19 Billion irregular expendiure by Gauteng Health Deparment
Dear Johannesburg The Gauteng Health Department incurred R3 045 756 000 in irregular expenditure from April to September last year, …
Premier Makhura must investigate more than R431 million spent by GDE on decontaminating Gauteng schools
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is calling on the Gauteng Premier, David Makhura to initiate an urgent …
Gauteng should procure extra Covid-19 vaccines
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance welcomes the Gauteng Health Department’s plan to start Covid-19 vaccines next week, but more …
MEC Hlophe spends millions on virtual events yet fails to deliver Covid-19 relief funding to Gauteng athletes and artists
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng notes with great concern that the Gauteng athletes and artists who applied for …
Why are there inadequate beds for Covid-19 in Tshwane?
Dear Johannesburg Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has suggested that Covid-19 patients at the overcrowded Steve Biko Hospital in Tshwane …
Work stoppages delay new beds for covid-19 at Bronkhorstspruit
Dear Johannesburg Greedy sub-contractors and a local ANC councillor in Bronkhorstspruit have been hobbling efforts to complete 150 new …
No money for 983 community service nurses to get posts in Gauteng hospitals
Dear Johannesburg 983 nurses at Gauteng public hospitals who completed their community service at the end of last year have not been …
RIP Israel Mosehla
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) mourns the passing of the legendary gospel musician, Pastor Israel Linda Mosehla. …
Gauteng has no plan in place to deal with spike in Covid-19 infections
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is extremely concerned that the Gauteng Provincial Government has no plan in …
e-Government once again incurs irregular expenditure to the tune of R354 milion
Dear Johannesburg The Department of e-Government in Gauteng has once again incurred irregular spending of R354 258 000 for the 2019-’20 …
R500 million wasted on incomplete Covid-19 Hospital on West Rand
Dear Johannesburg About R500 million of funds meant for urgent Covid-19 beds has been wasted on the AngloGold Ashanti hospital on the …
Are new hospital beds in Gauteng ready for January Covid-19 wave?
Dear Johannesburg Gauteng Premier David Makhura promised that 2000 new beds would be built at existing hospitals to treat COVID-19 …
Water in Emfuleni under lockdown while country experiences second wave of Covid-19 pandemic
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is deeply concerned that residents of Emfuleni have, for the past few weeks, …
Helen Joseph Hospital should find alternative Halaal food supplier
Dear Johannesburg Muslims are understandably dismayed by a circular issued this week by the Helen Joseph Hospital that Halaal food …
Emfuleni Local Municipality once again tries to have default judgment against them suspended
Dear Johannesburg It is concerning to note that the Emfuleni Local Municipality has once again tried to have the operation and execution …
Gauteng Road Infrastructure: Budget cut due to department failing to meet its targets
dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is concerned that critical road infrastructure projects will not be completed …
DA Johannesburg Regional Leadership Election Results
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) is delighted to announce the results of the leadership elections which took place at the …
Gauteng needs to publish district figures as Covid-19 cases shoot up
Dear Johannesburg The recent spike in Gauteng COVID -19 infections is of great concern and highlights the need for accurate figures and …
e-Government awards a tender even to a company that is being deregistered
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is shocked to learn that the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has awarded a …
110 Gauteng Health Officials conduct business with government departments
dear Johannesburg Despite efforts to enforce conflict of interest regulations there are still 110 staff of the Gauteng Health Department …
#e-TollsMustGoNow
Cabinet must urgently make a decision on the future of e-Tolls Dear Johannebsurg The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng notes with …