The Democratic Alliance is a liberal political party in South Africa, sitting on the centre to centre-right of the political spectrum. It has been the second-largest party in the country since its fou
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Newspaper with headline about the DA's leadership change, in a Cape Town Woolworths, in February 2026
Cape Town City Hall, the meeting place for the DA-controlled Cape Town City Council, was lit up in blue and yellow (the colours of the Ukrainian flag) in solidarity with Ukraine in following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Geordin Gwyn Hill-Lewis is a South African politician who has been the Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance since April 2026 and Mayor of Cape Town since November 2021.
Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
…aged over 35, as well as white South Africans, Indian/Asian communities, and Coloured communities. The current leader of the party is Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, who assumed leadership on 12 April 2026, after the party's Federal Congress. Ashor Sarupen is Chairperson of both the Federal Council and the Federal…
Hill-Lewis in 2021
Hill-Lewis during the Debate on the February 2019 State of the Nation Address
Hill-Lewis addressing the Cape Town Press Club in September 2021