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Listening to Geordin Hill-Lewis on eNCA now. He tells parties to rise above their egos and personalities. To put the people of South Africa first. First leader who has actually said this. He anticipates an additional 200 DA councillors joining its ranks. The DA has received over 1 million votes from black South Africans. In Cape Town, Kouga and Umgeni the DA has secured solid majorities. The DA will be the biggest party in at least 4 metros. Manguang still close. He says that the party has already started the work to be the biggest party in 2029. He says they will approach coalition negotiations with other parties with deep respect for their results and humility. He appeals for parties to rise above politics and put residents first. Emphasizes the need foe humility. Says that cities must have a period of long and sustained progress. He invites parties who want to put South Africa first to speak to the DA. The DA has already informally reached out to various parties. Emphasizes that coalitions must fix broken municipalities. Create opportunities. Bring down poverty and inequality. He is explicit. He will not conduct coalition discussions via the media. That is bad faith. But all agreements will be published publicly.

"Rarely does one see a generational political talent in South Africa. Helen Zille is one such person. Just when we thought she stepped back deom politics, she looked towards Joburg, raised her hand and said "I want to fix it."