The latest controversy surrounding President Jacob Zuma illustrates a consistent thread running through his presidency: power abuse.
 

It is evident from the wave of protests that have erupted in municipalities across the country that many South Africans are angry and frustrated at the non-delivery of basic services.

DA leader Helen Zille will be touring the country along with local and provincial DA public representatives to listen to the concerns and problems of South Africans and to illustrate how a DA government would be able to work towards finding solutions to those problems.

Since 2004, the DA has been compiling a Cabinet Report Card in which it assesses the national government’s performance by scrutinising the performance of each department and cabinet minister. This is the sixth edition of this annual project and the public will once again have the opportunity to participate.

We invite you to visit our Cabinet Report Card webpage and rate the performance of the 36 national cabinet ministers who assumed or re-assumed office after the national elections in April 2009. This page will remain active until 5 December 2009.

As part of its oversight role, as the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance has created this page to monitor the ANC government's excessive expenditure. We have done this to show that, very often, the needs of the ANC elite are put before the needs of ordinary South Africans.

It has been just over three years since the last South African Municipal Elections in March 2006.

Since then, DA-led municipalities have exhibited a strong track record in government; a government that delivers on its promises, creating opportunity, speeding up service delivery, and cracking down on crime and corruption.

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