📰 02/06/2021

❗ The ANC/EFF bid to ‘nationalise’ land and side-line the Courts must be rejected by all South Africans

The bid to place land under the custodianship of the State will effectively “nationalise” the land under the control of the State – a disastrous move that will lead to economic devastation and escalating poverty, as it has already done in countries as diverse as Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2021/06/the-anc-eff-bid-to-nationalise-land-and-side-line-the-courts-must-be-rejected-by-all-south-africans

💡 As stage 4 loadshedding looms, the DA is fighting for energy independence

The latest spate of rolling blackouts come as South Africa inches closer towards a Covid third wave which might compromise the storage and rollout of vaccines.

Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2021/06/as-stage-4-loadshedding-looms-the-da-is-fighting-for-energy-independence

👮‍♂ DA to lay criminal charges against Minister Mkhize over Digital Vibes dodgy contract

The DA has long called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to break his silence on this matter and take action against Minister Mkhize. He cannot be entrusted with leading the national response on Covid-19 while there are damning allegations levelled against him.

✈️ DA pressure forced Parliament to review R10 million wasted every year on luxury flights for retired cadres

Prior to the DA exposing this issue, Parliament was happy to fork out an average of R10 million every year on gravy plane flights for retired ministers. It was only after relentless DA pressure, that National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise yesterday admitted that this was an obscene and immoral practice.

Read more: https://www.da.org.za/2021/06/da-pressure-forced-parliament-to-review-r10-million-wasted-every-year-on-luxury-flights-for-retired-cadres

📺 Inside Track: Ban on gun ownership for self-defence: an attack on your rights?

With a spike in the murder rate and a police service that openly says it does not have the capacity to protect everybody, should government be banning self-defence as a reason to own a firearm?

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8rhl_V3EBc