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Geordin Hill-Lewis Elected DA Leader in Overwhelming Vote

He will stay Cape Town mayor, forgo a cabinet post, press a crime-first campaign to grow the party before 2029.

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Elects Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as Party Leader

DA Congress Opens as Steenhuisen Bows Out and Leadership Vote Nears

After Zille’s Pothole Swim, Johannesburg Repairs Burst Pipe and Fills Hole

DA Confirms Congress Slate as Hill-Lewis Draws Surprise Leadership Challenger

DA Leadership Race Intensifies With Gwarube, Khakhau and Mbombo Entering Key Contests

Hill-Lewis Launches Bid to Lead DA as Party Opens Congress Nominations

Zille's Praise Puts Hill-Lewis Out Front as DA Leadership Race Takes Shape

Steenhuisen Quits DA Leadership Race, Denies Zille Pressure

Steenhuisen Exits DA Leadership Race, Stays Agriculture Minister to Tackle Foot-and-Mouth

Dion George Quits DA, Accuses Steenhuisen of Compromise and Turns to Public Protector

DA Clears Steenhuisen of Party Card Misuse as Disciplinary Inquiry Proceeds

DA Sends Steenhuisen–George Feud to Legal Panel, Imposes Media Gag

Court Record Shows Steenhuisen Default as DA Turmoil Over Dion George’s Ouster Grows

Lesufi Survives Gauteng No-Confidence Vote as Opposition Parties Side With ANC

Ramaphosa Ousts Dion George, Appoints Willie Aucamp as Environment Minister

Hawks Make Two More Arrests in Ba-Phalaborwa Municipal Fraud Probe

DA Names Haniff Hoosen as eThekwini Mayoral Candidate

Helen Zille Enters Joburg Mayoral Race as DA Seeks Urban Breakthrough

DA Names Helen Zille as Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate for 2026 Local Elections