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We’ve been getting lots of questions about whether it’s possible to vote abroad in the upcoming local elections. As the election taking place in South Africa this year is a Local Municipal Election you will only be able to vote at the local voting station in South Africa where you are registered, ... Read more about Voting abroad is not possible in the 2016 South African elections

The following speech was delivered by the DA Parliamentary Leader, Mmusi Maimane MP, at the Blue, The Network event in London on the 23 March 2015, hosted by the DA Abroad UK. Ladies and gentlemen Good evening I am humbled that so many of you have come here this evening; it is good to know ... Read more about A message of hope and opportunity for a better South Africa

09 May 2014 Release: Immediate The Democratic Alliance received 84.44% of the overseas vote in Election 2014. Of the 18,132 total valid votes cast abroad, 15,311 were cast in favour of the DA. This is more than double in numbers on the overseas votes cast in favour of the DA in 2009. This ... Read more about South Africans abroad made their votes count with 84% voting for the DA

On Thursday, 27th March, we had the pleasure of hearing from Tim Harris on strategies for the recovery of the South African economy as well as the DA's priorities for the upcoming election. While the realities of the key issues prohibiting the South African economy from reaching its growth potential ... Read more about Blue, the Network event with Tim Harris in London

[London, 11 March 2014] The DA Abroad expresses its deep concern at the low number of South Africans who have submitted the VEC10 form and informed the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of their intention to vote abroad. With less than 24hrs left till the deadline for VEC10 submissions, only ... Read more about IEC have disenfranchised many South Africans living abroad

Dublin, [5 February 2014] – The Democratic Alliance Abroad (DA Abroad) is pleased to announce the launch of the DA Abroad Ireland Organising Committee. The members of the 2014 Ireland Organising Committee include: Chairperson: Shireen Sanders Deputy Chairperson: Jerome Blows Secretary: ... Read more about DA Abroad Ireland launched

In April, South Africans went to the poll to vote in the local elections, where we voted in the people and the parties that work for us at community level. Local elections are about service delivery in your neighbourhood and your community. The DA did very well in this election because , as we ... Read more about SA Local Election Round-up: Onward and Upward

Last week Helen Zille found herself in the middle of a furore over her use of the term “education refugees”, which she’d used to describe those families that seek a better future for their children outside the Eastern Cape. To be exact, the tweet stated the following, “While ECape education ... Read more about South Africa’s education refugees – the injustice