Ten Democratic Alliance members were sworn in as members of the sixth sitting of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, and as the official opposition in the province. This follows the election held on 8 May 2019. The members are: Nqaba Bhanga Bobby Stevenson Yusuf Cassim Marshall von Buchenroder Vicky Knoetze Retief Odendaal Jane Cowley Nomvano […]
A further 53 households at Humansdorp received electricity for the first time this week, with almost 200 more to follow over the next two months. Kouga Infrastructure and Engineering Portfolio Councillor Freddy Campher switched on the electricity to 53 houses at the Kruisfontein 391 RDP housing development on Monday. The switch-on was part of a […]
South Africans are heading for the polls on 8 May 2019. Our country is at a cross roads and corruption has ensured that many South Africans have yet to enjoy the benefits of democracy. Where the DA governs, they govern well and in Kouga, service delivery has vastly improved since 2016 and the financial position […]
Hankey was blue yesterday as the Democratic Alliance held a rally in the town which included a march through the suburbs and ended with a mass town hall meeting. Close to 1000 people gathered near the Spar in Hankey to march with Member of Parliament Malcolm Figg, Kouga Mayor Horatio Hendricks as well as other […]
Due to constant assaults on their posters, the Democratic Alliance has announced a cash reward of R 50 000 for information on poster defacement, removal or interference, when such information leads to successful prosecution of the offender. “Many of our posters, across the province, are being removed by criminal elements,” said DA Provincial chairperson Andrew […]
Kouga has made massive strides under DA leadership with our towns cleaner and the corruption being stopped in its tracks at Municipal level. Deals like the sale of 183 hectares of land just outside Humansdorp for a mere R 1,2 million (with the DA obtaining an independent valuation of R 50 million) were reversed after […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) romped home to victory in the Ward 2 by-election held in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro yesterday (6 March 2019). The DA’s candidate, Renaldo Gouws, obtained 3400 votes which is 93,36% of the valid votes cast. Altogether 3642 votes were cast. The DA increased its share of the vote from 90% […]
The National Assembly has decided to adopt a proposal that will see Parliament setting up an ad hoc committee to lead a process of drafting a bill that will allow for Section 25 of the Constitution to be amended. In a sitting of the House on Thursday, Jackson Mthembu, the Chief Whip of the majority […]
The Democratic Alliance and Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, have reached an agreement about her ongoing issues with the Party. Both parties have agreed to a speedy disciplinary process including a hearing that will take place over 3 days in August. In line with the agreement, the Motion of No Confidence against Mayor […]
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane led over a thousand people on a march through Cape Town townships on Thursday. They urged the national government to deploy the army in crime-ridden communities. Dubbed the #SendTheArmyNow protest, they walked from Manenberg Police Station to Nyanga Police Station. Last year former Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula said that […]