NATIONAL NEWS - ANC Western Cape Provincial Secretary Neville Delport and three other senior ANC Western Cape officials and councillors walked over from the ANC to the DA today.
According to a statement by DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille, this is starting a process which they expect to gather momentum in the months ahead.
In addition to Delport, the other ANC members joining the DA are Daniel Baadjies, a Bonnievale ward councillor, Paul Strauss, a Cederburg ward councillor, and Jason Donn, regional executive member.
The statement further reads:
"The group includes elected members of the ANC Western Cape Provincial Executive and Regional Committees, who are leaving the ANC to join the DA.
"This is a milestone moment, and it mirrors the swing in support by South African voters who continue to abandon the ANC to support the DA. This is an example of the realignment of politics in South Africa.
"ANC support is in decline across South Africa, and in the Western Cape it is in terminal decline.
"In contrast, DA support continues to grow and momentum is building behind the DA’s offer to reform South Africa’s economy, grow jobs for all and replace BEE."
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