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DA: Patricia de Lille: Address by DA Western Cape Leader, on the occasion of welcoming 500 ANC members to DA, Khayelitsha, Western Cape (23/06/2016)

DA Western Cape Leader Patricia de Lille
DA Western Cape Leader Patricia de Lille

24th June 2016

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It is a pleasure to welcome you to this landmark occasion. We, the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape, are happy to welcome 500 members of the ANC into our structures. Loyiso Nkhola has also endorsed the DA today.

Where the DA governs, we are making progress. We know there is more to do. But we are working hard in every community to bring positive change to people’s lives. We are excited to work alongside all of you. I also look forward to working alongside the 100 ANC members that we welcomed in Barcelona in Gugulethu yesterday.

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I want to thank our new supporters for turning to the DA and acknowledging that we are the party of the future and that the ANC and its affiliates must be left in the past, where they belong.

The ANC has changed. It is more concerned with self-enrichment than helping the poor. The ANC in the City of Cape Town has previously used various organisations to make the City ungovernable. But it is clear to see that many ANC members have rejected this plan. They know the DA is a party that is working hard to deliver in all communities, and especially to the poor. They don’t want to be part of this corrupt plan. They want to be part of the progress the DA is making.

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Mr Nkhola has come to recognise the major progress the DA-run City of Cape Town has made in providing sanitation to poor communities across the City. His endorsement is a reflection of this. However, Mr Nkhola will not be able to join the DA as a member until such stage as his own legal matters have been resolved.

I also thank our new supporters for accepting the DA’s values and our plan to deliver services in Cape Town. Our existing structures are there to be of assistance as our new supporters become integrated in the DA program. I look forward to working together to enrich the lives of our citizens.

Over the last while, the DA has welcomed many people from all over, as we are a party for all the just keeps growing. However, it takes one instance, one moment, to tip us towards a new path. I am happy to be part of that moment with you here today.

Thank you for joining hands with the Democratic Alliance. Vote DA on 3 August to keep making progress in Cape Town.

I thank you.

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