On Friday, 26 April, DA Abroad UK Secretary, Sibongile Zulu spoke to Press TV about the state of South Africa after 25 years of ANC government. The verdict - our country needs change and only the DA can deliver this change. Watch the full interview below. ... Read more about WATCH: DA Abroad’s Sibongile Zulu speaks to Press TV about the state of South Africa 25 years after Apartheid
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Thank you to the thousands of South African abroad who voted for change on Freedom Day
By Francine Higham, DA Abroad Leader The DA’s Blue Wave truly went international on Freedom Day! Thank you to the tens of thousands of South Africans living abroad, who travelled great distances to foreign missions around the world on Saturday, 27 April to cast their vote for change in South ... Read more about Thank you to the thousands of South African abroad who voted for change on Freedom Day
South Africans abroad urged to cast their vote for change on Freedom Day
Tomorrow, as we celebrate Freedom Day and appreciate our country’s hard-won democracy, over 29,000 South Africans living abroad will have the opportunity to cast their vote in one of the most important elections in our country’s history since 1994. Tomorrow, we will vote for the friends and ... Read more about South Africans abroad urged to cast their vote for change on Freedom Day
#SAElection2019 – Last chance for South Africans abroad to vote
The DA Abroad is calling on all South Africans abroad, who are registered to vote, to submit the VEC10 form at South African foreign missions before the deadline at midnight (UTC +2:00) on the 13 March 2019. South Africans living abroad will be casting their votes at foreign missions ... Read more about #SAElection2019 – Last chance for South Africans abroad to vote
The VEC10 form is here! Deadline for submission is midnight on 13 March
It's official! South Africans abroad will cast their vote on Saturday, 27 April (Yes, we got weekend voting!). What better way to celebrate our country's democracy than casting our vote on Freedom Day? Now all you need to do in order to cast your vote abroad is complete the VEC10 form and ... Read more about The VEC10 form is here! Deadline for submission is midnight on 13 March
Not registered to vote? You still have time!
Thank you to all the hundreds of South Africans living around the world made the effort to register to vote at their nearest South African foreign mission this past weekend! If you didn't manage to register to vote, don't worry, you still have time. SA foreign missions will still be registering ... Read more about Not registered to vote? You still have time!
ANC is Blocking Attempts for Easier Voting for South Africans Abroad, Despite Ramaphosa Video
By Francine Higham, DA Abroad Leader. This article was first published on the 25 January 2019 on SA People. I watched with great interest, the video that was released by President Ramaphosa yesterday, encouraging South Africans around the world to register and vote in the 2019 South African ... Read more about ANC is Blocking Attempts for Easier Voting for South Africans Abroad, Despite Ramaphosa Video
Foreign Mission Opening Hours for the Overseas Voter Registration Weekend
Each SA foreign mission will be announcing their specific opening hours for the overseas voter registration weekend on the 1 - 4 February. As they are announced we will include them in this list. Note that the map includes ALL overseas voter registrations stations, but the list only contains those ... Read more about Foreign Mission Opening Hours for the Overseas Voter Registration Weekend
DA to petition President on rights of voters abroad
Issued by Cathy Labuschagne, Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the NCOP, 13 January 2019 On Thursday 10 January 2019, the NCOP passed the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill which will now be referred to the President for assent. This after the Chairperson of the NCOP, Thandi Modise, ... Read more about DA to petition President on rights of voters abroad
DA rejects procedurally flawed NCOP ruling which blocks further access to voting abroad
Issued by Cathy Labuschagne, Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the NCOP, 10 January 2019 Today, Chairperson of the NCOP, Thandi Modise, violated the Constitutional rights of all South Africans abroad by disallowing the consideration of the DA’s proposed amendments to the Electoral Laws ... Read more about DA rejects procedurally flawed NCOP ruling which blocks further access to voting abroad