Patriotic Alliance’s Liam Jacobs Slams DA Over Cape Town Corruption Raids

Patriotic Alliance member Liam Jacobs has hit out at the Democratic Alliance for what he calls a fake image of good governance, after police raided 26 properties in Cape Town linked to suspected corruption in city contracts. He says the DA is trying to dodge blame by changing the story from where the raids happened to just supporting the process. This comes right after the African Growth and Opportunity Act expired, but the focus here is on local issues shaking the DA’s clean rule claims in the Western Cape.

The raids, done on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, targeted spots tied to R1.6 billion in municipal deals, sparked by a whistleblower’s tip. Police grabbed papers and digital files to check for fraud, putting a spotlight on the City’s procurement. Jacobs calls it a sign the DA’s myth of top governance is falling apart, especially in areas like textiles where such scandals hurt trust. With jobs at risk and questions on fairness, this could change how people see the party’s hold on Cape Town.

The Raids: What Happened and Why

On 30 September 2025, the South African Police Service carried out raids at 26 places across Cape Town as part of a probe into alleged wrongs in city buying. The Commercial Crime Investigation unit led the op, with help from other police teams and outside partners. They looked into contracts worth about R1.6 billion given to companies and people linked to the City’s admin. [0] [2] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] Spots hit included city offices, homes, and businesses connected to these deals.

Spokesperson Colonel André Traut said the raids came from a whistleblower’s info and early finds from police and city checks. The goal was to get evidence, both papers and electronic, to see if fraud or corruption happened. [0] This op aims to protect public money and fix any bad practices in how the City buys things.

The probe centres on a series of contracts believed to involve wrongs, with the City as one of the spots affected. No arrests yet, but the search goes on to build a case.

Jacobs’ Criticism of the DA’s Response

Liam Jacobs, a Patriotic Alliance member, took to X to blast the DA for downplaying the raids and not owning up to them happening under their watch. He said the ops were not just routine but based on real suspicions of bad stuff. “This doesn’t occur without a reasonable suspicion that something horrible has happened,” he posted.

He accused the DA of shifting focus from the raids’ location to the process, misleading people about where it all went down. Jacobs pointed to the police statement calling it part of a bigger fight against corruption and to protect resources.

Jacobs said the DA acts different when corruption hits elsewhere, quick to shout it out, but soft when it is their turf. “When it comes to their municipalities, they support processes. When corruption happens elsewhere, they’re quick to cry ‘Corruption everywhere but here!’” he added. He calls this selective, saying the DA’s good governance image is crumbling.

DA’s ‘Good Governance’ Under Fire

The raids have put the DA’s claim to clean rule in the spotlight, with critics like Jacobs saying it shows cracks in their story. The party has run Cape Town for years, often touting low corruption and good services. But this probe into big contracts raises questions on oversight.

DA officials say they back the process but avoid linking it directly to their admin. This, Jacobs says, is deflection, ignoring that it happened on their watch. He sees it as a pattern where the DA shifts blame when things go wrong in their areas.

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