Fran Haslam

[Leah Potgieter MP @LeahK28]

Gayton's answer to the coalition disaster in Joburg is to put the same coalition back together after the election and add MK to the mix.

What could possibly go wrong?

The DA wants to govern to fight corruption. They want to govern to feed off it.

#BelieveInJoburg #Zille4Mayor

[Nicole van Dyk 🇿🇦 MPL @MyLeaderNicole]

Crunching the numbers, working late into the evening to get those valuable new registrations and re-registrations.

35000 ppl not registered in #Centurion. And about 40% of voters registered incorrectly!

#Tshwane can be DA! It's just up to 🫵🏽 to take the step to register & VOTE

[Geordin Hill-Lewis @geordinhl]

She started fixing Cape Town in 2006, now she will get Joburg working for all 💙🇿🇦 #Zille4Mayor

📍🏗️ Cape Flats MyCiTi Bus Sky Circle

[Cilliers Brink @CilliersB]

We bid farewell to the remarkable Helen Zille as she steps down as Chair of the DA Federal Council. What a privilege to be here at her last meeting. She’s heading your way, Joburg.

[Nicole van Dyk 🇿🇦 MPL @MyLeaderNicole]

WHAT👏🏻A👏🏻TEAM👏🏻💙💙💙

[Adam Habib @AdHabb]

This is brilliant! It is the most graphic depiction of the incompetence of the ANC in Johannesburg and Gauteng. Their leadership should hang their heads in shame. Any sensible citizen would vote for Helen in the coming election for Johannesburg Mayor.

[Democratic Alliance Gauteng Legislature @DA_GPL]

Gauteng's water crisis isn't a shortage – it's Lesufi's governance collapse! 😡
SONA confirmed what residents live with every day: pipes leaking 30-60%, pump stations failing, maintenance abandoned, and grants misused for unrelated projects. No plan – just patchwork. Kliprivier pump station (announced 2024 for 600 ML/day)? Still zero water delivered.
Nico De Jager MPL lays out the DA plan to stabilise Gauteng fast:

1 Fix leaks first (war room + prioritise bulk).
2 Repair & maintain (pumps, valves, stop sewage mix).
3 Reduce pressure (valves cut losses 30%).
4 Fix governance (ring-fence budget, professionalise, performance contracts).
5 Target misuse (smart metering, illegal connections).
6 Expand supply (dams/reuse after fixing leaks).

A DA-led Gauteng would deliver an Infrastructure Master Plan with political will, discipline & execution. Residents deserve water – not excuses!
#DAatWork #RescueSA #DA_GPL #FixGauteng #VoteDA #WaterCrisis #InfrastructureMasterPlan #ServiceDeliveryNow

Read more: https://t.co/IfQOjMDBCP

[Cilliers Brink @CilliersB]

To conclude: The Auditor General confirms what residents already feel. Tshwane is going backwards. Finances are deteriorating, wasteful spending is rising, revenue is collapsing, and there is no credible recovery plan. Leadership has failed. Tshwane needs honesty, accountability, and a government that works.

[Leah Potgieter MP @LeahK28]

Rivonia residents, Asezwao group, and Ward 91 councillor Andrew Stewart rolled up their sleeves to give Rivonia Road a fresh new look.

https://t.co/MU1fBV4BQN

[Mark Barnes @mark_barnes56]

🇿🇦A team of experts will need to build Jo’burg from ground zero … the sooner it crashes the earlier we can start 🇿🇦

[Helen Zille @helenzille]

Andrew was fired because he was effectively challenging corruption and job-killing policies associated with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.

[Fran Haslam @Franzinkelberry]

@DeNedebe1 You are special person Neil. Heal well 🙏🏻

[Fran Haslam @Franzinkelberry]

@DeNedebe1 Heal well Neil and good luck for your surgery. Love and blessings 💜🙏🏻🫶🏻

[Ian Cameron @IanCameron23]

There may be some that may not like me saying this, but I stand for the truth. There is no white genocide in South Africa but farm attacks and murders are real, unique, and demand specialised action.

Let’s set the record straight: there is no white genocide in South Africa. That claim is factually incorrect and distracts from the very real crisis that does exist — the ongoing, targeted, and uniquely brutal attacks on our country’s farming communities.

The facts speak for themselves: farm attacks affect people of all races, white, black, coloured, and indian. What makes these attacks different is not the race of the victims. It’s the nature of the disproportionate violence (sometimes torture), the location (isolation), certain political rhetoric, celebration by some on social media and the economic implications that make them a national priority.

Farm attacks are uniquely savage. Victims are often tortured for hours. Some are tied up and beaten, raped and even tortured to death. Some attacks can carry on for hours. In some cases even children have been murdered. In some cases, very little of significance is stolen — but something far worse is taken: safety, dignity, and life.

These aren’t random crimes. They are calculated, often executed by organised syndicates who take advantage of the remote and isolated nature of farms. Help is far away. Law enforcement is stretched thin. The result? Criminals act with impunity — and communities are left traumatised and vulnerable.

This is why the Democratic Alliance (DA) has fought for years to place rural safety at the top of South Africa’s national agenda. And finally, this week, Parliament has formally acknowledged the truth — farm attacks are real, and they must be addressed with urgency.

Two parliamentary portfolio committees, Police and Agriculture have adopted a report that includes several DA-led recommendations:

-A Specialised Rural Safety Unit in SAPS;

-Stronger crime intelligence focused on rural syndicates and cross-border networks;

-Prosecution-led investigations to increase conviction rates;

-Better collaboration between police and community safety structures like farm watches;

-And, crucially, formal recognition of the uniquely brutal nature of farm murders.

This is not about creating a hierarchy of victims. Every South African life is equally valuable. But to respond effectively to crime, we must understand its context, and farm attacks do have specific, repeated features that set them apart.

These attacks strike at the heart of South Africa’s food security, job creation, and rural economy. When a farmer or farmworker is murdered, the impact is felt across the entire agricultural value chain, and across every dinner table in the country.

The DA remains fully committed to justice, safety, and dignity for all who work the land. We call on the Minister of Police to act now. Rural communities can’t wait any longer. What they need is not only sympathy, they need protection, prosecutions, and political will.

[Fran Haslam @Franzinkelberry]

@DeNedebe1 Good luck 🍀 Neil. We wish you well. Take care 🙏🏻

[DA Gauteng @DAGauteng]

📸 The DA leadership had an insightful media briefing about the upcoming local government elections following the first Federal Council meeting of 2025 which concluded yesterday.

Our structures are well prepared for the 2026 local government elections. Applications for 2026 aspiring candidates will open on 1 February 2025.

[DA Gauteng @DAGauteng]

Following the DA's #NoDryTapsJHB water campaign, the City of Johannesburg executive conducted an oversight inspection at Brixton Reservoir to assess the progress of the Commando System which is said to be fully operational by April 2025.

DA Ward Councillors, Genevieve Sherman. Andrew Marais, and Kyle Jacobs were on-site at the oversight inspection. We hope that Jo'burg Water will stick to the deadline and enable the residents of Johannesburg uninterrupted access to their basic human right.

#NoDryTapsGauteng

[DA Gauteng @DAGauteng]

🎥 [MUST WATCH] The DA will ensure that no household spends Christmas in the dark. Panyaza Lesufi must fullfil his promise. We give him 25 days to respond to our memorandum.

#GiveEmfuleniPower

[Cllr Kyle Jacobs @KyleDJacobs]

During an oversight visit to the Zoo Lake swimming pool with DA SMMC for Community Development, @lyricsmazibuko, we highlighted critical failures by the City in managing its public facilities.

We will be taking the specific issue of the Zoo Lake swimming pool directly to the MMC for Community Development to demand answers and action.

[DA Gauteng @DAGauteng]

🚨🎥[MUST WATCH] The DA’s Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille backs Cilliers Brink.

As Mayor of Cape Town, Helen kick-started Cape Town's journey, from a 1 seat majority in a 7 party coalition in 2006, through 18 years of stable DA-Led government, into the world class city Cape Town has become.

Helen knows the impact of stability on the growth of a city and the prosperity of our country.

Under Brink’s leadership an effective, hardworking, multiparty coalition government has been the stable beating heart of Tshwane’s turn-around. 💙

This prosperity is jeopardised by a party that acts in bad faith, counter to the spirit of unity of the GNU and wishes to open the door to the breakers.

If this MONC succeeds, it will not only have a negative impact on Tshwane, but on our national prosperity.

How can you help? Easy:

1. 📝 Sign the petition at https://t.co/Fyd7iMysuL
2. 🧢 Wear blue on Thursday in solidarity and/or;
3. 🙋🏾‍♂️ Join our picket outside Tshwane House on 26 September at 8.30.
4. 📲 Share this post on your social media and help us to spread the news!

Let's stop the MONC now! 🇿🇦

#BackBrink
#SaveTshwane