I’m glad News24 picked this up from my question and statement. This is just one of many examples of the calibre of some of South Africa’s diplomatic personnel. We need to hire competent and professional staff for our foreign missions, not redeploy cadres. news24.com/news24/politic…

Academic research and South Africa’s rising unemployment figures prove that BBBEE strangles FDI initiatives and undermines economic diplomacy efforts. Minister Lamola must abandon these failed policies if he wants to attract investment and create jobs. da.org.za/2025/06/minist…

Wonderful to see the innovation driving Home Affairs under Minister Leon Schreiber’s leadership to break barriers to tourism, grow the economy, and create jobs 👏🏻

Astonishing that DIRCO recalls selective resolutions of the IAEA General Conference to condemn Israeli actions, whilst completely ignoring the fact that just this week the IAEA formally declared Iran non‑compliant with its non-proliferation obligations: hiding undeclared nuclear

Good morning, South Africa. President Mbeki’s open letter to me confirms that the National Dialogue is a creature of the ANC that has been sprung upon the public with the disingenuous claim that it is an 'inclusive' process. Read my full response below.

Home Affairs has heard the pleas of South Africans living abroad, who have struggled for years to renew their passports and IDs, often waiting 12+ months just to get a new passport. From end July, we’re launching new facilities abroad - with a turnaround time of just 5 weeks.

Instead of addressing the looming US tariff crisis and embracing investor-friendly policies to grow the economy, the ANC is attacking the very patriotic South Africans trying to do so. Emma Powell acts with the interests of all citizens at heart. The ANC hasn’t for 30 years.

Minister Minister: International Relations and Cooperation you sent out this press release before the DIRCO portfolio committee even began its deliberations. What’s the point of parliament if ANC ministers preempt and disregard its outcomes? What committee guidance will you deal with when we have yet to discuss?

This is an absolute game changer for South Africans living abroad and signals the overhaul of consular services that was so long overdue. Now even citizens living in other countries can access Home Affairs services with ease and efficiency. The DA difference in the GNU! 👏🏻

DIRCO has no legitimacy calling for a meeting of the UNSC over concerns of a violation of Venezuelan sovereignty by the USA when it turned a blind eye to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is diplomatic hypocrisy at its finest. da.org.za/2026/01/da-con…

What does the presidency classify as 'restraint' when the Iranian government has already massacred close to 3000 protesting civilians?

Can The Presidency 🇿🇦 kindly explain why a minister in the South African government is celebrating a brutal regime that is guilty of massacring thousands of its own civilians for protesting against authoritative rule? How is this in line with the South African constitution?

Home Affairs has launched additional service centres abroad, bringing to 25 the total number of global cities where South Africans can now obtain Passports within just a few weeks! 🇿🇦 All locations: ow.ly/i0rJ50Yc64x #DeliveringDignityForAll

This may provide some insight into South Africa’s increasingly cosy relationship with the Russian Federation through the ANC whose electoral fortunes are already dire. South Africans must know who is behind interference in our democracy to advance global authoritarian agendas.

This is not a conflict. It is a brutal invasion and you’re trying to negotiate with the aggressor-in-chief. Considering that the ANC is funded by Russian money, this is less diplomacy and more public pandering rooted in financial dependency at the cost of our constitution.

Ironic. The ANC is Russia’s lapdog when Russia wants to unstitch the very democracy for which thousands in the ANC once gave their lives. Has the ANC traded our democracy for influence? Leaked documents show Russian plans to target SA’s Democratic Alliance news24.com/southafrica/de…

Reports of Russian meddling in elections are nothing new, and South African democracy is not immune to attacks from maligned international actors. We must be acutely aware of global influence campaigns that seek to insidiously undermine the freedoms we fought for so fervently.

Today’s News24 🇿🇦 cartoon

Today marks 4 years since Russia invaded and brutally attacked Ukraine. As the DA we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and the principles of freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. We call on DIRCO to uphold our constitution and condemn Russian aggression.

What peace efforts exactly? Cosying up to Vladimir Putin? Failing to acknowledge that the ‘conflict’ is a brutal invasion and violation of Ukrainian sovereignty? Trying to mediate with a Russian dictator found guilty of trafficking Ukrainian children? news24.com/politics/sa-ab…