The DA Abroad welcomes the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) recent instruction to South African missions abroad, to allow South Africans living overseas to register to vote for the upcoming National Elections. YOUR VOTE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. REGISTER ... Read more about DIRCO Confirms Overseas Voter Registration is Open
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DA Abroad Strongly Condemns Misinformed Narratives of Genocide in South Africa
Note to Editors: This statement follows recent reports from Australia on the issue of farm murders in South Africa and the subsequent protests that took place in Brisbane on the 25 March 2018, and in Perth on 8 April 2018. This statement is also in response to the protest that took place in Antwerp, ... Read more about DA Abroad Strongly Condemns Misinformed Narratives of Genocide in South Africa
DA Abroad Challenges Requirement for Passport when Voting Overseas
The DA Abroad welcomes the recent reply to a parliamentary question by DA Deputy Chief Whip, Mike Waters, that the then Minister of Home Affairs, Ayanda Dlodlo was considering scrapping the requirement to produce a passport when voting abroad as it is the DA’s view that this is discriminatory ... Read more about DA Abroad Challenges Requirement for Passport when Voting Overseas
South Africans abroad! Register to vote for Total Change in 2019
The National Election in 2019 will be our country's most important vote since 1994, and South Africans abroad can play an important role in ensuring real change for our country. For millions of South Africans, we will have to make a choice. Ultimately South Africans will choose whether we ... Read more about South Africans abroad! Register to vote for Total Change in 2019
DA Abroad Welcomes the IEC’s Consideration to Increase Overseas Voting Stations for 2019
The DA and DA Abroad continue to pursue improved access to voting for South Africans living abroad, a key issue being the lack of voting stations where South Africans live around the world. In November 2017, the DA's Deputy Chief Whip, Mike Waters, asked the South African Minister of Home ... Read more about DA Abroad Welcomes the IEC’s Consideration to Increase Overseas Voting Stations for 2019
Fake News Correction: The Green SA ID Book is Not Expiring
It has come to our attention that there are images being shared on social media, similar to the one below, stating that the South African green bar-coded ID book will be expiring. This information is false and has been disputed by the Dept. of Home Affairs. In response to this fake message ... Read more about Fake News Correction: The Green SA ID Book is Not Expiring
Don’t lose your South African Citizenship. Read this BEFORE Applying for Foreign Citizenship
Many South Africans unwittingly lose their South African citizenship when they apply for citizenship of another country. This can be quite a traumatic experience, especially if you only discover this some time after acquiring foreign citizenship. In terms of Section 6 of the Citizenship Act, ... Read more about Don’t lose your South African Citizenship. Read this BEFORE Applying for Foreign Citizenship
Meet the 2017 Country Teams
We are pleased to announce the results of the first stage of the DA Abroad Country Elections where we elected our Global Country Representatives and National Organising Committees. We would like to thank all our members who took part in this process and also our dedicated volunteers who ... Read more about Meet the 2017 Country Teams
2017 Regional Forum Election Results Announced
The DA Abroad have concluded the 2017 Regional Forum elections for our 5 Regional Forums. We now have 53 elected representatives in 22 countries - our biggest and strongest team yet! Congratulations to our elected Regional Forum leadership and thank you to all for your continued commitment to the DA ... Read more about 2017 Regional Forum Election Results Announced
DA Abroad 2017 Internal Election Schedule
Dear DA Abroad member, This past weekend in Tshwane, the DA's final Federal Council of 2017 took place - this is the Party's highest decision-making body and the agenda comprised of a number of pressing matters concerning the country and the Party. Most importantly, the “Road to 2019” is now ... Read more about DA Abroad 2017 Internal Election Schedule