James Lorimer
latest news & developmentsPublic ire over Karpowership contract can’t be dismissed — MPs
Environmental groups say the controversial deal means South Africa will be tied to fossil fuels for the next 20 years
Calls for climate change to top DA policy conference agenda
Some people in the Democratic Alliance apparently have a narrow view of what sustainability means, but voters are concerned about the climate crisis
DA calls for probe over Kumba debacle
The DA is calling for a probe into the mineral resources department following its handling of "the mineral rights debacle involving Kumba and ICT".
DA says ANC’s mining super tax will kill jobs
The Democratic Alliance has come out strongly against the ANC’s proposed mining tax, saying it would discourage investment and kill jobs.
DA: Motlanthe’s plane may have been unfit to fly
The DA on Friday questioned whether Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s plane, which made an emergency landing in the DRC, should have flown at all.
DA points to ‘dire’ shortage of teachers
Shortages of teachers and textbooks and belated efforts to enrol children were some of the problems plaguing public schools on the first day of term on Wednesday, the Democratic…