DA Ward 65 Tshwane

30/10/2026

🗞️ QUICKPOLITICS | FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER

⚖️ Serious questions for law enforcement

The DA says the arrests of Advocate Andrea Johnson, former Investigating Director of IDAC, and SAPS General Firoz Khan on charges of defeating the ends of justice are a devastating indictment of law enforcement in South Africa.

DA MP Glynis Breytenbach said the allegations are profoundly serious, especially given the senior positions held by both individuals. She renewed the DA’s call for a genuinely independent anti-corruption body, outside the authority and control of the NPA, protected from political interference and equipped with the powers to investigate and prosecute corruption.

🗳️ Electoral Court rules on candidate lists

The Electoral Court has dismissed the DA’s case against parties that submit single-name candidate lists.

The DA says the judgment has serious implications for voters’ right to know who may take the seats their votes secure. It argues that voters need information about political parties and their candidates to make informed choices and participate meaningfully in elections.

📊 Poll puts DA and ANC close

A new IPSOS opinion poll puts national support for the DA at 28% and the ANC at 30%, with the MK Party on 12%. The DA says the result is consistent with its own polling, which also places the two parties just points apart.

With voting next Wednesday, the DA says a strong turnout from its supporters could produce a remarkable national result.

Every vote counts. Make sure you cast yours.

27/10/2026

📰 QuickPolitics | Tuesday, 27 October

🛠️ 15 more contractors removed from national register

DA Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has removed 15 contractors from the national register after finding that they misrepresented information in applications to improve their grading designations.

This brings the total removed to 75 in just over two years. The DA says this compares with only one contractor reportedly blacklisted during the previous 22 years of ANC administration.

🕯️ DA councillor shot and killed

DA councillor Thulani Mbana, who led the DA caucus and previously served as an MMC in Metsimaholo Municipality, was shot and killed in Sasolburg in what has been described as an apparent hit.

This follows a reported petrol-bomb attack on the home and safe house of DA Ward 58 candidate Yola Minaar in Johannesburg. She escaped injury. Helen Zille condemned the attack as intimidation of the worst kind.

Violence and intimidation have no place in our democracy. My condolences to Mr Mbana’s family, colleagues and community.

💊 DA calls for investigation into medicine shortages

The DA wants Parliament to investigate why public hospitals are running short of essential medicines. The party says up to 50 critical medicines are currently out of stock, leaving patients who rely on state-provided treatment without access to their medication.

The DA has also received reports that some local medicine manufacturers believe new regulations are contributing to a decline in local pharmaceutical manufacturing and affecting medicine availability. These concerns need urgent scrutiny, and patients must not be left without the treatment they depend on.

26/10/2026

📰 QuickPolitics | Monday, 26 October

📊 DA closes in on the ANC

The latest national poll puts the DA on 28.4%, just 1.2 percentage points behind the ANC at 29.6%.

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says that, for the first time in our democratic history, the possibility of the DA overtaking the ANC is within reach. He believes strong voter turnout could help the DA win majorities in many areas.

🚧 SAMWU blocks Johannesburg’s M1

SAMWU members blocked the M1 highway in Johannesburg during a protest over the union’s wage dispute with the City. The protest caused hours of traffic delays.

The union is demanding that the City implement pay increases promised in the Politically Facilitated Agreement. The DA and the national Minister of Finance have said the City cannot afford the agreement. The ANC-led administration has delayed the payments, while SAMWU remains an important ANC ally. With elections starting next week, the dispute has added political pressure.

💧 DA calls for answers on Tshwane water crisis

As reports of gastrointestinal illness linked to contaminated water rose to more than 800, the DA said the mayor had been warned about water quality risks before the crisis.

The DA plans to submit public access requests for records relating to the crisis, including emails, WhatsApp messages, meeting minutes, water treatment records and warnings received by Mayor Nasiphi Moya and her administration.

DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says the mayor and senior officials received at least three reports about water quality in the months before the crisis. The DA wants the records to establish what was known and when.

23/10/2026

📰 QuickPolitics | Friday, 23 October

🚰 Tshwane’s contaminated water crisis was questioned in Parliament today. MPs asked ActionSA Mayor Nasiphi Moya why the water had not been treated and why residents had not been informed. The number of people believed to have become ill has risen to more than 600. With cases now reported in the city centre, there are growing questions about whether other areas may also have experienced water-treatment failures.

⚖️ Three SAPS officers were convicted in connection with the death of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies in Eldorado Park. A constable and a sergeant were found guilty of shooting Nathaniel and lying about it during the COVID-19 lockdown. Nathaniel, who had Down syndrome, was reportedly on his way to the shops when he was shot. A third officer was convicted on lesser charges. The case prompted an angry response from residents and drew renewed attention to police brutality.

🚨 A DA council candidate in Soweto was allegedly threatened with death while campaigning. Mandla Nyaqela said a man came to his home and threatened to kill him unless he stopped campaigning for the DA, accusing him of “stealing” votes. After police reportedly refused to open a case, Helen Zille stepped in to lay one. She said the murder of a DA candidate in Cape Town earlier this year is a reminder that threats must be taken seriously.

🗳️ Everyone must be free to campaign and choose their representatives without intimidation. Threats have no place in our democracy.

23/10/2026

23/10/2026

Tshwane is worth fighting for🇿🇦

This is our home🌇

So, on 4 November, take back your city. Together, we can get Tshwane working for all🛣️

Vote DA🗳️ on 4 November

22/10/2026

🗞️ QUICKPOLITICS | THURSDAY, 22 OCTOBER

🚱 Gauteng’s water crisis is deepening. Suburbs across Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane have run dry. Rand Water says it is already pumping at full capacity, while Johannesburg and Tshwane continue using substantially more water than their allocated targets. Hot weather is driving demand even higher.

The DA says urgent action is needed: fast-track critical infrastructure, stop water losses, protect the safety of drinking water and get reliable emergency supplies to communities in need.

⚠️ Residents also need answers about water safety. Johannesburg Water has warned people in Bez Valley not to drink their water because it is unsafe. In Pretoria, experts are questioning whether residents should have been told that water was not being chlorinated.

With more than 400 people reportedly sick in Bronkhorstspruit, a serious question remains: was this the only area where water went without chlorine for weeks?

Residents deserve safe water—and clear, timely information when there is a risk.

🏙️ Another R16-billion promise for Johannesburg’s C*D

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have announced plans to revitalise the Johannesburg C*D. Lesufi says they will raise R16 billion for the project.

But announcements alone won’t revive the city. Lesufi has made big promises before, with little to show for them. Until the funding is secured and there is a clear plan to deliver, residents have reason to remain sceptical.

22/10/2026

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Nasiphi Moya and the ANC-EFF-led City of Tshwane have now pumped contaminated water into the taps of residents in Pretoria C*D. Residents have already been admitted to hospital🚨

This is not a failure of capacity; it is a failure of leadership. After spending R777 million on water tankers, Nasiphi Moya and the ANC are once again allowing residents to suffer while those benefiting from lucrative water tanker contracts continue to grow richer.

Even worse, Mayor Moya only communicates with residents after they have fallen ill, instead of warning them before their health is put at risk.

Nasiphi Moya must stop keeping residents in the dark, come clean about the full extent of Tshwane’s water crisis, and give communities the information they need to protect themselves and their families.

Nasiphi refuses to resign. But in 13 days, you can fire her. For clean water in your taps, vote DA on 4 November🚰🗳️

21/10/2026

📰 *QuickPolitics | Wednesday, 21 October*

📉 *A budget that begins to put South Africa’s finances back on track.*

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the Medium-Term Budget in Parliament, and the markets responded positively. The rand strengthened slightly, while bond markets welcomed the news that government debt as a share of GDP has fallen for the first time in 17 years. R17 billion in additional tax revenue helped make this possible.

⚖️ *There is also movement on a proposal the DA has long championed:* a law to stop government debt from rising unchecked as a share of GDP. Treasury is expected to present proposals for legislation that could do just that.

The budget reflects key priorities the DA took into the GNU: lower debt, a stronger primary budget surplus, less borrowing and greater predictability. It may not be a headline-grabbing achievement, but restoring fiscal stability and reining in government spending are essential to building a stronger economy. 🇿🇦

⛽ *Motorists will also get temporary relief at the pumps.* Treasury will forgo R10 billion in fuel-tax revenue, reducing the levy by R3 per litre on diesel and R1.50 per litre on petrol from November until early January.

🗳️ *The timing is striking:* the relief starts on election day. A coincidence? Voters can decide.

19/10/2026

This morning, the DA exposed the cholera crisis in Bronkhorstspruit. This evening, Mayor Moya confirmed negligence on the side of the ANC-ActionSA-led City of Tshwane🚨

The ANC-ActionSA administration spent R777 MILLION on water tankers, while only R181 MILLION was spent on water infrastructure maintenance💰

Residents deserve clean, safe drinking water in their taps🚰 On 4 November, vote DA. Take Back Your City!🗳️

Peter Sutton
DA Gauteng
Democratic Alliance
DA Centurion Constituency
Cilliers Brink