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DA supports KZN Agriculture budget, calls for urgent, comprehensive provincial biosecurity strategy
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (728+ words) Agriculture is not just another government department. It feeds our people, sustains our rural communities, supports thousands of jobs and remains one of the few sectors capable of driving inclusive economic growth in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The Democratic Alliance (DA) acknowledges…...
DA Speeches: KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (116+ words) (Note to Editors: The following Debates were delivered by the Democratic Alliance in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature during a Sitting of the House on 4 June 2026) Riona Gokool, MPL: DA KZN Spokesperson on Transport DA KZN supports SCOPA committee report – power without…...
KZN deserves safe communities and the rule of law
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (11+ words) Democratic Alliance...
MEC Duma fails to act amid intimidation and extortion in transport sector
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Riona Gokool, MPL sound bite in English The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes with concern a written parliamentary reply (view here) by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Transport MEC, Siboniso Duma, regarding ongoing tensions between the province’s minibus taxi…...
SCOPA lifts the lid on SAPS, WesBank corruption allegations within KZN fleet management scheme
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Tim Brauteseth, MPL sound bite in English Yesterday’s KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) meeting saw Wesbank and National Treasury summoned to account for the severe breakdown in critical provincial fleet management…...
DA questions R73million Mkuze Airport spend as commercial operations remain suspended
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Hannah Lidgett, MPL sound bite in English The Democratic Alliance (DA) is rightfully concerned that despite R73.1 million having been spent to date on the upgrade and development of Mkuze Airport, the facility remains non-operational for…...
DA deeply saddened by KwaMashu learner transport crash, calls for stronger oversight to ensure children’s safety
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (230+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Riona Gokool, MPL sound bite in English The DA is deeply saddened by yesterday’s learner transport crash in Mount Moriah, KwaMashu, which tragically claimed the life of a young child and left at least 14 others…...
DA calls for immediate declaration of State of Disaster in KZN over Foot-and-Mouth Disease
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (319+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Sakhile Mngadi, MPL sound bites in English and isiZulu The DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is extremely concerned by the unchecked spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) across the province, which has now escalated into the largest…...
DA congratulates KZN Class of 2025 on outstanding matric performance
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (262+ words) Note to Editors: Please note Sakhile Mngadi, MPL sound bites in English and isiZulu The DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) congratulates the Class of 2025 on an exceptional matric performance, with the province placed first in South Africa with an overall pass…...