
Helen Zille On behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA) I would like to wish South Africa’s Muslim community ‘Eid Mubarak’ for Eid al-Adha. I would also like to wish all those who have embarked on Hajj a blessed and safe journey. May this day of celebration, and this year’s Hajj, bring the Muslim community of South Africa together, and strengthen the bonds of family.

This week saw the completion of a housing quality audit conducted by the National Department of Human Settlements. It found that the quality of houses built by the state was so poor that R1.3 billion is needed for repairs......
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has recorded emphatic victories in by-elections in Atlantis (Cape Town), Riebeek West (Swartland), Midvaal and Bronkhorstspruit (Kungwini)......
作者:Helen Zille

It is daunting to be speaking to the people who have mentored me politically since the day I joined the Young Progressives forty years ago—and what’s more to be talking about a subject you know so much more about than I do. ......
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Helen Zille Today is the 50th anniversary of the Progressive Party which was formed on 13 November 1959. A ceremony will take place in the Old House of Assembly in Parliament today. Colin Eglin, Ray Swart and Clive van Ryneveld, the three remaining Members of Parliament of the 12 who broke from the United Party in August of ......1959 will attend, including Harry Schwarz, who established the Reform Party in 1975.

The ANC government and those aligned to it were faced with a clear choice: fix the delivery of electricity to South Africa’s citizens or protect the job of a deployed ANC cadre. Political loyalty trumped loyalty to the South African public. ......
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Helen Zille For a democracy to work, power must be held to account. For this reason, the institutions of state, (such as the courts and the public broadcaster) must be genuinely independent from the ruling party. They must protect the public interest, not the party’s interests. This is where the notion of the separation of po......wers comes from. The “separation of powers” is the cornerstone of accountable democracy.

Helen Zille May I add...Matric is an important gateway to the next phase of your life. A good matric certificate opens many doors to further study and to jobs. Study diligently, so that you can make full use of your opportunities afterwards.

Helen Zille Wishing all Matric Learners success for their upcoming final exams.

Helen Zille The unelected organisations to which I refer have never been brave enough to face elections on their own, are COSATU and the South African Communist Party, both who have an undue hold over our present government.

Helen Zille How would you respond if you learnt that the SA Government had been infiltrated by an organisation that had never been elected, and whose aims were to eliminate private property, nationalise the mines and food, and abolish parliament? What if you learnt that this group had inserted ministers in government to drive poli......cy objectives that have brought disaster everywhere in the world where they have been implemented?

Helen Zille The DA is proposing legislation to outlaw any officials from awarding government contracts to private companies in which they have interests. Public servants must not be able to do business with the state. We are going to launch a national campaign demanding financial disclosure forms for all elected representatives an......d officials. I intend writing to all DA members urging them to action on this.

Helen Zille I will visit the Esselen Park community in Kempton Park tomorrow morning, where I will be engaging with residents, listening to their grievances and visiting their homes.

Helen Zille The DA congratulates Mr. Justice Sandile Ngcobo on his appointment as Chief Justice. His appointment brings with it the sacred responsibility of upholding South Africa’s laws and safeguarding our Constitution. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of South Africa’s democracy depends on how he, and his fel......low judges discharge the responsibility with which they have been vested.















