Democratic Alliance

🪔Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating! Wishing you and your loved ones a beautiful day filled with happiness, love and special moments together. May the light of Diwali bring hope and brighter days ahead. 💙

💙 South Africa’s blue wave is growing! More communities, more wards and more people putting their trust and support in the DA.🫂 Thank you South Africa, for believing in what is possible. Together, we can take more towns and cities forward, for all! 🇿🇦

💙 More communities. More wards. More people believing in what’s possible! From Emfuleni to Umngeni, Midvaal to Maluti-a-Phofung, more communities are placing their trust in the DA. Every new ward represents people, communities and a growing belief in a South Africa that works for all. And this is only the beginning!

💙🇿🇦 MIDVAAL STAYS DA. 61.92% of voters chose the DA AGAIN! You chose stability. You chose service delivery. You chose to keep Midvaal moving forward! Outright majority retained! To every voter who put their trust in the DA, thank you. Congratulations to Mayor Peter Teixeira. Together, we will keep working for Midvaal.

🗣️ THANK YOU, MOSSEL BAY! 🔵 Your town remains BLUE. 66% of the residents have voted to build on the progress already made. 💙 The DA under Mayor Dirk Kotze is committed to continuing to deliver services and ensuring your town works for all.

🗣️ THANK YOU, GEORGE! Every vote counted. 🗳️ 💙 The DA has won a majority by 1 seat. You have chosen to bring change to your town. The DA, under the leadership of Mayor Browen Johnson, will work hard to deliver services and get your town working for all

🚨 South Africa, change is coming! Our towns and cities can work for all. 💙 Millions have entrusted the DA with their vote for the first time ever. 🗳️ 📺 Watch the DA's leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, deliver the party's commitment message to bring services and good governance to every citizen.

💙 THANK YOU, MIDVAAL! 🗳️ Midvaal residents have voted to give the DA another outright majority under Mayor Peter Teixeira! 🏘️ Now the work continues, protecting progress, delivering services and keeping Midvaal working for all. 💙 Midvaal remains blue.

💙 THANK YOU, uMNGENI! 🗳️ From winning by just 42 votes in 2021 to securing 61.24% of the vote in 2026! Thank you for placing your trust in Chris Pappas and the DA for another five years. 🏘️ Now we build on the progress made to keep uMngeni working for all.

Now is our chance to get more towns and cities working for all! We are committed to making this work 🇿🇦

💙 THANK YOU, KOUGA! 🗳️ Kouga residents have spoken! The DA has secured a third consecutive outright majority, increasing its vote share from 53.9% to 58.6%! Thank you for placing your trust in the DA once again. 🏘️ Now the work continues: protecting progress, improving service delivery and keeping Kouga working for all.

We are ready to take more towns and cities forward. 🏘️ The DA has emerged stronger than ever, set to be the biggest party in five metros. 📈 In every government, our priority will be the people: quality service delivery, safer communities and honest, accountable government. ⚖️ Together we can build a South Africa that works, for all. 💙

🇿🇦 The election campaign is over, and the DA has emerged bigger and stronger. Now the work of building stable governments begins. DA Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines the DA’s priorities for governing coalitions: reliable services, safer communities, economic growth and honest government that works for all. 💙 It's time to put residents first and get South Africa working.

DA will work to build stable governments for everyone by Geordin Hill-Lewis - Leader of the Democratic Alliance Date: 06 November 2026 Release: Immediate   Today I am deeply hopeful about South Africa’s future. This is a good day for South Africa. In this election, the people of South Africa have given us an historic opportunity to turn many towns and cities around. We must take it. We must now rise to the occasion. Now that the rough and tumble of the election campaign is done, leaders must lift their sights, put aside their differences, and prioritise the people of South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is ready, and we are eager to get started. I commit the DA to working hard over the coming weeks to help build governments that will get South Africa’s cities and towns working for all. We will approach these discussions with respect for the mandate each party has received from the voters. I would like to say a very heartfelt “thank you” to every South African who placed their trust in the DA. We understand the responsibility that comes with your support, and we will work every day to honour it. As the results come in, we are thrilled with the picture we see developing. These results reflect a growing, stronger DA that is now deeply embedded in every single community in the country, and that truly represents every part of South Africa. We have won in cities, and we have won in deep rural areas, from Mount Ayliff, to Fort Beaufort, to Emfuleni, uMngeni and beyond. The headline results are now clear: The DA will be the only party to govern a metro with an outright majority. In Cape Town, we have received a resounding endorsement that exceeded our expectations.The DA will be the largest party in 4 other metros – Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, and Nelson Mandela Bay.We will grow our national standing, and have taken a step forward on our mission of being the largest party in South Africa.We will gain 104 new wards and roughly 233 new councillors across the country. We can now say with certainty that roughly one million black South Africans voted for the Democratic Alliance on Wednesday, making us a mainstream party in every community, whether you are black, white, coloured or Indian. We received our highest-ever support in the townships of Cape Town, and achieved similar record support in townships across the country, especially where we govern. Voters can see the effort the DA makes to govern well for everyone and improve the living conditions and dignity of every person. We are guided by one central belief: that every person, no matter where they are born, their race, their religion, or whether they are rich or poor, deserves the opportunity to live a good life. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this election is what it means for the elections still to come. I have said clearly that our ambition is to become the largest party in South Africa, for that is the best guarantor of putting our country on the path to greater prosperity for all. In these elections, we have taken a big step forward towards that goal. Our preparations to achieve that goal begin now. We are focused, we are excited, and the momentum is firmly with us. We will pursue that ambition by connecting with more South Africans, responding to their concerns, and showing through our work in government that the DA improves their lives. The country's attention will now turn to the upcoming coalition negotiations. These towns and cities desperately need long, sustained progress under inclusive, capable, and honest leadership. We must have governing coalitions that focus on getting water into people’s taps, delivering reliable services, making streets safer, and creating an environment in which businesses can grow and create jobs. We have already begun reaching out to all parties to begin discussions on forming stable governments. The DA would like to bring parties together around a shared programme of good government for all. I invite every party willing to put residents first to join us. We seek partners committed to bringing integrity to local government, stable government, zero tolerance for corruption, merit-based appointments, sound financial management and measurable improvements in basic services for all residents. These principles must apply equally to the DA and to every partner in a government we lead. We do not intend to conduct these negotiations through the media. But we will publish all our coalition agreements publicly once they are concluded. Every agreement we reach must be an agreement to serve residents of the cities and towns we lead. South Africa can work for everyone. The DA is ready to do our part.

Die DA gaan van krag tot krag! 📈 🇿🇦Regdeur Suid-Afrika groei die DA se steun, met ’n fokus op beter dienslewering en dorpe en stede wat vir almal werk. 🏘️

RT @geordinhl: STRONG DA win in Cape Town! We thank the hundreds of thousands of diverse Capetonians across all communities who voted DA.…

📌History is being made. 🇿🇦Across South Africa, the DA is growing. The DA is strong, and ready to represent you, and to take more towns and cities forward, for all.💙 We believe in a rainbow nation where every voice matters.🗣️ We know that South Africa can work for all, and we will build that country together. 🫂

💙 Kaapstad, you did it! 🇿🇦 The election results we are seeing are nothing short of extraordinary! To every voter who placed their faith and trust in the DA, thank you. We are ready to serve every resident of Cape Town and every community where we govern. Together, we will build on the progress we've made. 💙 Thank you, Cape Town. The work starts now!

💙 THANK YOU, CAPE TOWN! 🇿🇦 To every resident who placed their faith and trust in the DA, thank you! Your support is a responsibility we take seriously. We remain committed to protecting the progress Cape Town has made, and building a city that works for all. 💙 Thank you for being part of Cape Town's journey forward!