DA Ward 69 Tshwane

02/11/2026

📰 *QUICKPOLITICS | MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER*

Today was the first of two days of special voting in the local government elections.

🗳️ *Delays at voting stations*

The DA raised concerns about delays in delivering ballot papers to voting stations in the Western Cape, Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The DA’s lawyers have written to the IEC, seeking assurances that affected voters will be able to cast their ballots.

If you were unable to vote today, you can try again tomorrow or vote on Wednesday. Don’t let delays stop you from having your say about the future of your municipality.

💧 *Gauteng’s water crisis*

The South African Human Rights Commission confirmed that the ANC-led coalitions governing Gauteng’s three metros are violating residents’ human right to access clean water.

“The water is there, but the so-called world-class cities have no water,” the Commission said.

The DA says years of neglect have weakened engineering capacity, allowed pipes, pumps and reservoirs to fail, and left residents facing contaminated water and reliance on tankers. The party says residents need to vote out the coalitions responsible for this crisis.

🚜 *Complaint over farm-attack remarks*
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The DA and the Freedom Front have asked the Human Rights Commission to consider their complaints about remarks made by MK MP Andile Mngxitama following a recent farm attack. He described the reported severing of a farmer’s ears as “symbolic to denote the refusal of land thieves to listen”.

The DA says these remarks amount to inflammatory hate speech and have no place in a constitutional democracy.

*Your vote matters. Make your voice heard.*

01/11/2026

South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials raided the City of Tshwane headquarters on Thursday morning, armed with a search warrant for chief financial officer Gareth Mnisi.

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.

29/10/2026

💙 MY ENDORSEMENT FOR MAGDA 💙

By this time next week, the votes will have been cast and Ward 69 will have chosen its new councillor.

I’m proud to endorse Magda as our DA candidate. I’ve worked alongside her for nearly 10 years and have seen first-hand how much she cares about our community. She knows our residents, understands the challenges facing our ward and has the dedication and heart to serve.

Magda and her family have deep roots here. Her daughter attended Bakenkop Laerskool and Eldoraigne Hoërskool, and Magda has been part of our community for many years.

Please join me in supporting Magda and voting for her on 4 November. Let’s make Ward 69 blue again! 💙

Regards

Cindy Billson

28/10/2026

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Peak-hour delays and road closures are hitting Ward 69 motorists as municipal contractors widen key intersections for a major retail development.

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

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