Mike Waters

/ 10 September 2020

No mass DA exodus, for now

Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship

By Lester Kiewit

Politics

/ 8 September 2020

DA moves to a ‘colour-blind’ future

The official opposition said current ANC policies to undo historic economic injustices have only benefited an elite few

By Lester Kiewit

Politics

/ 3 September 2020

DA claims Moodey jumped ship before he was pushed

The DA says former Gauteng leader John Moodey resigned from the party amid allegations that he was conspiring against fellow party members ahead of crucial party meetings

By Lester Kiewit

Article

/ 8 November 2018

De Lille lays fraud, defamation charges against DA members

Patricia de Lille says she has also laid a formal party complaint regarding the distribution of a forged post on social media

By Jan Gerber

Article

/ 6 August 2018

De Lille lining up civil suits against 12 people

Patricia de Lille says she is not finished with pursuing legal action against 12 people whom she says defamed her

By Paul Herman

Article

/ 24 May 2018

De Lille saga: AG meets with Maimane over ‘unacceptable’ fake news posts

Several weeks ago, a fake Auditor General document which made adverse claims about the Cape Town mayor was shared on social media

By Paul Herman

Article

/ 7 May 2018

Maimane: There’s no ‘race war’ in the DA

The party leader has rubbished claims that members of the DA are divided because of race

By Raeesa Pather

Article

/ 7 May 2018

AG confirms ‘De Lille exposed’ post is a fake

Senior DA members have been sharing a fake AG document on social media that claims adverse findings made against the embattled Cape Town mayor

By Paul Herman

Article

/ 2 May 2018

De Lille demands Maimane recuses himself from the federal executive for ‘bias’

The Cape Town mayor pulled no punches, threatening to take the DA to court

By Raeesa Pather

Article

/ 7 April 2018

DA promises to turn South Africa blue

Festive mood as Day 1 of the DA’s congress kicks off

By Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana

Article

/ 15 August 2017

Parliamentary committee will have Muthambi pay for her absence

Democratic Alliance (DA) deputy chief whip Mike Waters likened Muthambi’s snub to the committee to a middle finger.

By Jan Gerber

Article

/ 8 December 2014

DA: ANC has reduced Parliament to an absolute joke

The DA says it is preparing itself for the next part of the battle, the battle against the “undemocratisation” of Parliament.

By Thuletho Zwane

Article

/ 5 June 2014

‘Demeaning, racial material’ undermines ANC voters’ rights

The ANC has requested that the SAHRC investigate "insulting" online content, saying the material threatens the constitutional rights of its voters.

By Sapa

Article

/ 4 June 2014

ANC lodges complaint with SAHRC over DA’s ‘racist tweet’

The ANC are going to the SA Human Rights Commission about an image of dogs urinating on a party poster sent out by senior DA member Mike Waters.

By Verashni Pillay

Article

/ 4 June 2014

Mike Waters’s Zuma tweet prohibited by DA policy

The DA has been slow to act to a derogatory tweet, saying it will revisit its social media policy despite the document already prohibiting the tweet.

By Verashni Pillay

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Article

/ 7 December 2011

ANC slams ‘pretentious’ DA over NHI stance

The ANC has slated a DA statement on the national health insurance, calling the party pretentious for saying the poor would suffer more under the NHI.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 3 December 2008

Medicines body in poor state, says DA

A clinical trial which could benefit Aids patients is about to lose its funding because the Medicines Control Council won’t answer its phones.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 4 November 2008

DA calls for action on health budget crisis

The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged Health Minister Barbara Hogan to convene a meeting on the public healthcare budget crisis.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 6 August 2008

E Cape hiding information on baby deaths, says DA

The Eastern Cape department of health needs to release a full report on the deaths of 142 babies in that province, says the DA.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 15 July 2008

DA calls for national health-insurance plan to be halted

No national health insurance until the health minister gets the basics of healthcare delivery in public hospitals and clinics right, says the DA.

By Michael Hamlyn

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Article

/ 8 May 2008

Probe into deaths of 78 children in E Cape

The Department of Health and the Department of Water Affairs are still collecting door-to-door information on the outbreak of diarrhoea in the Eastern Cape which cost 78 children’s lives, the provincial government said on Thursday. Spokesperson Papama Mfenyana said the province was still waiting for information from the team on the ground.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 24 April 2008

Kempton Park CBD without power until Sunday

Areas in and around the Kempton Park CBD will be without power until Sunday, the Ekurhuleni municipality said on Thursday, following a fire at a substation in Spartan on Monday. The crisis has left one resident dead and residential and business areas without electricity. Meanwhile, South Africans will be free of scheduled power cuts next week, Eskom said on Thursday.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author and Sapa Afp

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Article

/ 23 April 2008

Municipality: No evidence water caused child deaths

There is no conclusive evidence that water problems caused the death of 78 children in the Eastern Cape, the Ukhahlamba district municipality said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Dispatch Online said nearly 80 children had died in the Eastern Cape district due to unsafe tap water, and authorities had failed to take any action.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 30 March 2008

Law to shut down backyard tik kitchens

Legislation is in the pipeline to have pseudoephedrine — a key ingredient in the manufacturing of the drug tik, or methamphetamine — reclassified, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. The restriction of these drugs would make it more difficult for backyard tik manufacturers to produce the drug.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 22 February 2008

Zille accuses Public Protector of abuse of office

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille has accused the Public Protector of abusing his office for party political purposes in attacking DA MP Mike Waters. She declared that in the six years since his appointment, Lawrence Mushwana, a former ANC MP, has succeeded only in protecting the ANC from the people.

By Michael Hamlyn

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Article

/ 18 February 2008

ANC says DA is making a ‘mockery of Parliament’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) was making a mockery of Parliament, the African National Congress charged on Sunday. This, after public protector Lawrence Mushwana recommended Parliamentary action against DA MP Mike Waters. Waters complained last year that President Thabo Mbeki had abused his office by demanding that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang get priority on a organ-transplant list.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 3 December 2007

DA: Health Dept should be sued for klebsiella outbreak

The Department of Health should be sued for the klebsiella outbreak by the parents of the five dead babies, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. The DA spokesperson for health, Mike Waters, said the parents of the two surviving babies should also sue the department for negligence.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 4 October 2007

TAC stands by Qunta statement

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says it stands by its statement on South African Broadcasting Corporation board deputy chairperson Christine Qunta and on Thursday laid complaints against her and the company Comforters Healing Gift. On Wednesday, Qunta’s legal representatives demanded the TAC stop publishing defamatory material about her.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 3 October 2007

Stop defaming me, Qunta tells TAC

South African Broadcasting Corporation board deputy chairperson Christine Qunta has demanded the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) stop publishing defamatory material about her. Qunta’s legal representatives sent a letter in this regard to the TAC on Wednesday, her lawyer, Athol Gordon, said.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 1 October 2007

DA lays charge against Qunta

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has laid a charge against South African Broadcasting Corporation board deputy chairperson Christine Qunta of contravening provisions of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act. The charge was laid at Cape Town Central police station on Monday by DA spokesperson Mike Waters.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 28 September 2007

Frere Hospital whistle-blower fired

The medical superintendent of Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, who spoke out about the recent spate of baby deaths there, has been fired, the Eastern Cape health department said on Friday. The department found Dr Nokuzola Ntshona guilty on three charges of speaking out against its handling of the Frere Hospital maternity saga.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author and Sapa Afp

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Article

/ 21 September 2007

Manto newspaper ads meet stiff opposition

Full-colour advertisements placed in a number of national newspapers on Friday by the Health Department defending its Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, were a waste of taxpayers’ money, the Democratic Alliance said. The United Democratic Movement also criticised the advertisements.

By Staff Reporter

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No mass DA exodus, for now

DA moves to a ‘colour-blind’ future

DA claims Moodey jumped ship before he was pushed

De Lille lays fraud, defamation charges against DA members

De Lille lining up civil suits against 12 people

De Lille saga: AG meets with Maimane over ‘unacceptable’ fake news posts

Maimane: There’s no ‘race war’ in the DA

AG confirms ‘De Lille exposed’ post is a fake

De Lille demands Maimane recuses himself from the federal executive for ‘bias’

DA promises to turn South Africa blue

Parliamentary committee will have Muthambi pay for her absence

DA: ANC has reduced Parliament to an absolute joke

‘Demeaning, racial material’ undermines ANC voters’ rights

ANC lodges complaint with SAHRC over DA’s ‘racist tweet’

Mike Waters’s Zuma tweet prohibited by DA policy

ANC slams ‘pretentious’ DA over NHI stance

Medicines body in poor state, says DA

DA calls for action on health budget crisis

E Cape hiding information on baby deaths, says DA

DA calls for national health-insurance plan to be halted

Probe into deaths of 78 children in E Cape

Kempton Park CBD without power until Sunday

Municipality: No evidence water caused child deaths

Law to shut down backyard tik kitchens

Zille accuses Public Protector of abuse of office

ANC says DA is making a ‘mockery of Parliament’

DA: Health Dept should be sued for klebsiella outbreak

TAC stands by Qunta statement

Stop defaming me, Qunta tells TAC

DA lays charge against Qunta

Frere Hospital whistle-blower fired

Manto newspaper ads meet stiff opposition

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