South Africa needs a much wider opening of the economy than suggested by government’s Level 4 lockdown proposals. The DA…
STRAIGHT TALK: Economic reform is now urgent to save lives and livelihoods
South Africa is in an extremely vulnerable situation. A “heavy and devastating storm” – to quote Health Minister Zweli Mkhize…
STRAIGHT TALK: Coronavirus: Stick to the plan
At midnight tonight, we go into lockdown. This is a first in our nation’s history. We’re in uncharted territory. Our…
STRAIGHT TALK: Mitigating the economic fallout from Coronavirus
Covid-19 will deliver a massive, sudden and potentially deadly blow to many businesses in our economy – indeed, this has…
STRAIGHT TALK: Key to managing Coronavirus is to slow its spread
Coronavirus has become a pandemic. Although it is still developing rapidly, there is already a lot South Africa can learn…
STRAIGHT TALK: Recession: now’s the time to flip the script
In a speech last month, Dennis Davis warned: “There can be little doubt that existing patterns of poverty and inequality…
STRAIGHT TALK: Facing up to our challenge
The American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin once said: “You cannot fix what you cannot face.” We would…
STRAIGHT TALK: SONA and Ramaphosa: the night and knight of delusions
In his address to the nation, Ramaphosa admitted that “our country is facing a stark reality”. Although he went on…
STRAIGHT TALK: February is the month to fight EWC
The ANC is trying to sneak expropriation without compensation (EWC) through as a benign tool of transformation. Make no mistake,…
STRAIGHT TALK: My vision for SA and the DA
This is my first weekly newsletter as leader of the Democratic Alliance. I have assumed this position at a perilous…
BOKAMOSO | The DA is changing for the future
This weekend, the DA’s Federal Council – its highest decision-making body between congresses – will meet to deliberate on the…
BOKAMOSO | Alan Winde’s bold safety plan for the Western Cape
Our country’s crime levels have been so high for so long that we have become a nation almost resigned to…
SPECIAL BOKAMOSO | Urgent reforms to combat gender-based
The following speech was delivered yesterday by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane, during the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament…
BOKAMOSO | We’re not targeting President Ramaphosa, we’re targeting a system of patronage
Some people mistake the DA’s insistence on an investigation into the R500 000 Bosasa payment to Cyril Ramaphosa’s Nasrec election…
BOKAMOSO | NHI more about pillaging than pills
Having wrecked public healthcare, looted some R1.4 trillion from the public purse, rendered 10 million adults jobless, and put Eskom…
BOKAMOSO | Ramaphosa cannot be “more equal than others”
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” proclaimed the governing pigs in George Orwell’s Animal…
BOKAMOSO | The myth of two ANC’s is hurting South Africa
To secure a prosperous future for South Africa, the South African public needs to understand that the ANC as a…
BOKAMOSO | The DA will never sacrifice our core principles on the altar of power
Coalition politics is very likely to be the dominant model of government in South Africa for the foreseeable future. At…
BOKAMOSO | A plan for our shared tomorrow
The following speech was delivered by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane, during the joint sitting for the debate on the President’s…
BOKAMOSO | The real change we need starts in Ramaphosa’s cabinet
Cyril Ramaphosa’s swearing in as President of South Africa marks a potential new beginning for our country. I congratulate him…
SPECIAL BOKAMOSO | Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears
The following speech was delivered yesterday by DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at the party’s Phetogo Final Rally at the Dobsonville…
BOKAMOSO | Tragic KZN floods are a call to action on climate breakdown
The tragic floods that have taken the lives of 85 people in KZN should not be seen in isolation. Together…
BOKAMOSO | Smaller parties: Why a vote for the DA packs more punch
The ANC’s total dominance of SA’s politics for a quarter of a century has become profoundly destructive to our national…