250. Mr D B Haddon to ask the MEC responsible for Local Government and Traditional Affairs: (1) Whether the Ndlambe Municipality had been declared a disaster area in view of the chronic water shortage in the area as at the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, when; [...]

METRO Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile needs to show strong and principled leadership after the traffic officer strike fiasco, writes Dacre Haddon.  ”We must applaud the mayor in swiftly issuing an apology to all metro residents, but unfortunately he fell short in sufficiently rebuking these officers for their irresponsible actions”.  Read the full letter in the [...]

Edmund van Vuuren, DA spokesperson on education. Read DA spokesperson on Education, Edmund van Vuuren’s insightful speech following visits to schools throughout the province by the Portfolio Committee on Education. Van Vuuren says most of the challenges listed over the years are of a similar nature and are not adequately addressed.  This includes  the high rate of [...]