The police aren’t doing their job, but communities cannot take the law into their own hands
Statement by Mlindeni Sibango, UDM Spokesperson on Safety, Security and Defence The United Democratic Movement (UDM) condemns in the strongest terms two recent incidents where South African communities resorted to brutal acts of violence against alleged criminals, including beatings, torture, and setting them alight. Such actions are completely unacceptable, and [...]
Government SA Post Office fails retrenched workers with delayed, partial, payments
Statement by Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, UDM Deputy President and Chief Whip The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted that retrenched South African Post Office (SAPO) workers had expressed disappointment with the entity, government, and their union representatives, feeling let down by all parties. They demand full payment of their retrenchment packages, [...]
Western Cape storms: relief packages cannot come soon enough to the poor
Statement by Bongani Maqungwana NEC Member UDM The United Democratic Movement (UDM) supports the notion of providing national assistance to provinces affected by natural disasters, as seen in the recent devastating storm and flash floods in the Western Cape. Premier Alan Winde had reported that the provincial government is in [...]
MKP urgent appeal ConCourt: what is going on at the IEC?
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted that the Electoral Commission (IEC) has urgently approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to appeal the Electoral Court's ruling. We predicted that this would happen. The Electoral Court had ordered the IEC to include former President Jacob Zuma's name on the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's [...]
Corporal punishment in schools: call to learners to come forward
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein regarding the case involving the South African Council of Educators. This case pertained to two teachers who administered corporal punishment to two primary school students. In [...]
Creatives/Artists Rights and Local Content in South Africa
Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM President It marks over a month since our open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa 7 March 2024 relating to the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection and Rights Amendment Bill, we have decided to issue this media statement. The United Democratic Movement's (UDM) [...]
South Africa’s water crisis: a need for reliable governance
Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM President It struck us this morning why the government is good at certain tasks, terrible at others. Take stopping the amount of purified water that is leaking from South African pipes. The Maverick reports that it calculates that at " a national level, the [...]
Child trafficking, kidnapping, murder and rape: South Africa’s children are easy targets for predators
UDEMWO Joslin Smith, Kai-isha Meniers, Linathi Titshala, Lunamandla Sithonga and Ivakele Imvano; our missing children. Whilst little Joslin has been front and centre of our minds and prayers, Western Cape Missing Persons called for the other four Western Cape cases not to be forgotten. The United Democratic Movement [...]
Nxesi’s Labour Activation Programme places the UIF beneficiaries’ security in jeopardy: the whole premise is off
Statement by Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, UDM Deputy President and Chief Whip Tomorrow's Phase 1, the provincial rollout in Gauteng, of Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi’s pet project, the Labour Activation Programme (LAP) and the rest of the provinces to follow nicely in line right before 29 May 2024. Perfect [...]
The conundrum of Cele’s “hard-core” reaction to “hard-core” criminals
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General With the Marianhill deadly gun-battle between police and suspected criminals fresh in our memories, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted what Minister of Police Bheki Cele has said that when the South African Police Services (SAPS) deal with “…suspected hard-core criminals, [...]
Mapisa-Nqakula should have presented herself to the police from Day 1
Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM President The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted that the former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has at last handed herself over to police at the Lyttelton police station in Tshwane. She should have done so from day one and not wasted [...]
Women drowning in debt: Come 29 May, government must do more for South African women
United Democratic Women's Organisation In the 30 years since the dawn of our true democracy, South Africa has witnessed some political transformation and systemic changes. However, the journey towards social and economic transformation is far from complete and our society continues to grapple with entrenched developmental hurdles, with [...]
Cost-of-living crisis looming for South Africa? 30 years of ANC economic mismanagement is the cause
Statement by Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, UDM Deputy President and Chief Whip In February this year National Treasury said that household consumption remained under significant pressure with little or no relief in the short term. This is a profound revelation from the Department of the Obvious. On Monday, 1 April 2024, Eskom's [...]
The Speaker must present herself to the police right now
Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM President “The United Democratic Movement (UDM) welcomes the decision of the Pretoria High Court on the urgent application filed by National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.” Holomisa said as soon as the judgement was announced. He said that: “We wrote to the Joint Standing Committee on [...]
ANC is all tapped out: South African water service delivery and infrastructure in dire straights
“Looking at the water infrastructure crises in South Africa, the ANC has been asleep at the wheel for three decades.” Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General So, Deputy President Paul Mashatile tells us he has been appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead a task team on the water crisis [...]
Lives lost in recent mass shootings: South Africa’s gun violence is spiralling out of control
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is distraught by the recent tragic events in Imizamo Yethu township in Hout Bay resulting in the loss of seven lives, with three more wounded in a mass shooting attack. Another incident occurred on Thursday night, when [...]
Wildlife economy: what’s an ANC promise worth?
Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM President A promise made by the African National Congress (ANC) has the life expectancy of a soap bubble. It floats around for a few seconds, looks good at the outset, suddenly shatters in a thousand flecks, and is soon forgotten. Its value disintegrates as [...]
Bantu Holomisa spent Human Rights Day with Amadiba Communities in Bizana
United Democratic Movement President, Bantu Holomisa, MP spent Human Rights Day with the Amadiba Community in Bizana. “As I reflect on Human Rights Day, I think of the human rights abuses that still happen on a daily basis in South Africa, where people are assassinated for their [...]
Human Right Day 2024
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) commemorates Human Rights Day in South Africa, it is imperative to reflect on our journey, acknowledging strides made while confronting persistent challenges. South Africa's history is marked by a relentless pursuit of justice, equality, and dignity for [...]
Response to the Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers Rights Amendment Bill
Mr MC Ramaphosa President of the Republic of South Africa Private Bag X1000 Pretoria 0001 Dear Mr President Response to the Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers Rights Amendment Bill 1. Let me start by congratulating you for two things: 1) Finally having the Copyright and Performers Acts amended. We are [...]
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