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Official page for the Democratic Alliance in KZN and governing party in uMngeni Municipality.
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🇿🇦💙 Thank you to all the South Africans who united behind the DA to
#RescueSA
in this election. Your support means a lot to all of us at the DA.
We would also like to thank all those who are still out waiting to cast their votes at various voting stations across the country.
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Congratulations to the next leader of the opposition of KwaZulu-Natal in 2024.
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BREAKING NEWS!!!
DA-run uMngeni Municipality achieves an Unqualified Audit.
In just 7 months of DA governance the uMngeni Municipality improved its audit outcome from Qualified to Unqualified. This is the DA difference.
#DAdifference
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There’s a small municipality here in KwaZulu-Natal that is now debt free, has tripled its infrastructure budget, one that has purchased R13 million worth of equipment so that tenderpreneurs no longer benefit from subcontracting.
Izinto ziyanyakaza eMngeni.
Mayor Chris Pappas -
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It is time to dissolve eThekwini Municipality.
The dissolution will allow for an early election, giving you the opportunity to elect new leadership.
Mayor Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
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🚨 Stop the ANC's attempt to capture uMngeni!
The ANC through the Municipal Demarcation Board is attempting to merge uMngeni with the ANC-run Mpofana and Impendle municipalities.
Don't let the ANC destroy uMngeni and depose our mayor, Chris Pappas.
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DA KZN Premier Candidate, Chris Pappas arriving at the Thembelihle Primary school in Howick this morning where he will cast his Special Vote.
Voting stations are open from 9 am - 5pm for Special Votes.
#VoteDA
#RescueKZN
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I am tired of having NO ELECTRICITY!
I am tired of having NO WATER!
I am tired of the smell that exists in the air.
It is time for eThekwini to be dissolved!
Mayor Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
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📷| Congratulations Mayor Chris Pappas!
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal congratulates and is immensely proud that one of its youngest leaders, DA-run uMngeni Local Municipality Mayor, Christopher Pappas, for being selected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 next leaders in 2023.
The
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🥳| Happy Birthday to DA-run uMngeni Local Municipality Mayor Chris Pappas!
Thank you for your commitment to the people of uMngeni.
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The Municipal Demarcation Board’s (MDB) decision to not amalgamate local ANC-run municipalities with the DA-run uMngeni Local Municipality, to form a single metro is a victory for the party and the residents of uMngeni.
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The IEC has confirmed in writing that voters in queues at 21h00 must be assisted.
A long voting line is still shorter than 5 years of bad governance.
#VoteDA
#RescueSA
#RescueKZN
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If elected as Premier after 29 May 2024, my first order of business with the Provincial Cabinet should be:
- To put eThekwini under administration and appoint a competent administrator;
- Implement a comprehensive review of all City Managers and Deputy City Managers and
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Stay in the queue🇿🇦💙
Do not be discouraged by the long queues, we are on track to WIN it!
Voting stations close at 9pm.
Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
#VoteDA
#RescueKZN
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The DA’s decision to put a motion to dissolve the eThekwini Municipality and save it from the disastrous leadership of the ANC and EFF and incompetence of the City Manager and senior officials is the correct one.
Dean Macpherson - DA KZN Chairperson
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The DA governed uMngeni Local Municipality in KZN, today passed its 2023/2024 annual municipal budget to the tune of R571, 5 million.
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Iam honoured to have been selected by the DA as your Premier Candidate to carry a message of hope across KZN.
My presence here is a result of the democratic political freedom won 30 years ago. Regardless of my identity (age, race, gender, sexuality, rural upbringing), I stand
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The DA is disgusted by the ANC’s move to elect Zandile Gumede to a cushy seat in the KZN Legislature.
Gumede, who served as eThekwini’s Mayor from 2016 to 2019 and brought the City to its knees, is out on bail in an elaborate corruption and fraud case relating to DSW.
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🤣 ANC-run Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), clears DA Premier Candidate, Chris Pappas, of unfounded, ANC fabricated allegations against him
📖 Read more here
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⚠️ | The City of eThekwini is in a crisis!
It is unfair that city officials keep their jobs and get bonuses while residents are without water and live in rivers of sewerage.
When the DA comes into government after the 29 May elections, we will act decisively , we will deal with
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The DA is now visiting some of the residents and businesses that were affected during the
#KZNFloods
in Ballito.
One resident has raised concerns about the municipality’s storm drainage systems which she says is the root cause to the damage in their home.
#DAatWork
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The DA will be laying charges against eThekwini City Manager, for the violation of the National Water Act and National Environment Management Act due to a raw sewerage overflow in Palmview Phoenix that has not been fixed for months.
DA Shadow Minister - Dave Bryant
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IT IS TIME TO DISSOLVE ETHEKWINI MUNICPALITY!
Join DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen, the Provincial Leader, Francois Rodgers, the Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas and DA eThekwini Leader, Councillor Thabani Mthethwa for a picket outside the City Hall calling for the
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[ BREAKING NEWS ]
Despite the chaos, DA uMngeni Mayor-Elect, Christopher Pappas together with DA and EFF councillors are currently being sworn in, at the Howick Magistrates court.
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The DA KZN Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas officially reveals the National election Billboard for the province in Durban today.
Following our successful manifesto launch, the Premier Candidate is now on a campaign to bring back hope to the people of KwaZulu-Natal.
Only
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🚨| BREAKING NEWS: DA puts Msunduzi Municipality and ROYAL AM Football Club on legal terms over R27 million payment.
The ANC want to give R27 million of YOUR money to a football club owned by a billionaire instead of fixing your community.
The DA will now fight this in court
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The time for complaints and hopelessness is gone!
No one is going to save you unless you register to vote and vote for a government that works for you.
If you are not playing your part, you are failing the rescue mission.
#RescueKZN
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The DA KZN Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas visiting the Njoloba High School today in uMngeni Municipality where he gave a motivational talk to the Matric Class of 2024 and handed out much needed stationery packs.
Quality education and environments conducive to learning
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The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal is humbled and elated by the trust that residents continue to have in the DA.
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🕊| In loving memory of Councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu.
The DA has indeed lost a humble and dedicated leader who always put the needs of those he served above his own.
He will be sorely missed.
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🚧 Support our call to dissolve eThekwini Municipality, and enforce an early election for a stable government that works for you!
📝Sign our petition
🗣️Don't live in a DA ward? Contact your Councillor and put pressure on them to support the DA in our
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🗳| Your vote is your voice!
What will you tell future generations about your role to bring change in KwaZulu-Natal?
- Mayor Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
Get help registering to vote at .
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About 30 members of the Metro Police have been deployed to the Glen Earle Clinic in Newlands West to stop the DA from conducting an oversight inspection
Outside is also a group of residents who have raised complaints about the shoddy services rendered by this clinic
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The DA has a plan to
#RescueKZN
out of poverty!
If you are tired of empty promises and politicians lining their pockets at your expense,
#VoteDA
on 29 May 2024!
#RescueSA
Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
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🚨 WANTED!
Any information that will lead to the residents of North Durban locating the whereabouts of the ANC Mayor and EFF Chairperson of Water in eThekwini will be greatly appreciated.
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The DA in KZN is pleased to announce that it has retained Ward 28, Msunduzi, in yesterday’s by-election.
The ANC has systematically brought the city of Msunduzi to a state of total collapse.
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💪We have done it!
🗳 The DA has secured a date (14 February) to debate and vote on the dissolving of the eThekwini council.
🚰 This will give way to a new leadership and ensure you get the services you deserve.
Join our cause by signing the petition:
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We only need 5 years!
What we did in uMngeni and the Western Cape, we can also do in KwaZulu-Natal. We just need 5 years and if we do not deliver, you can give us the boot.
#RescueKZN
#VoteDA
on 29 May
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KZN, to win this election we have to be brave. You need to use your vote well to bring back hope to our beautiful province! It's time to
#VOTEDA
:
#12daystogo
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🏠R83 million and 4 years later, ANC-run eThekwini Municipality only has 1 RDP house to show for it!
The ANC does not care about the most vulnerable.
Register to vote for a party that cares! at .
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The DA holding a picket outside the SA Human Rights Commission against the eThekwini leadership and management that have completely collapsed the municipality.
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While you are paying the municipality for services that you are not receiving, dealing with the increasing cost of living, eThekwini officials owe the municipality R52,2 million in water, electricity and rates.
You have the POWER to put this to an end! The power to vote for a
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🚨| BREAKING NEWS!
The DA in KZN has foiled the ANC’s plan to capture the uMngeni Municipality and remove Mayor Chris Pappas.
They can keep their corruption to themselves!
You can still get help registering to vote at
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We trusted the DA would bring change, and we were not disappointed
In uMngeni Municipality residents are getting the services they deserve. Let's bring this change across KZN!
TODAY do this 1 thing – Share this video with someone who is fed up with the way things are. Let them
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Over 100 residents are getting spring water after DA activist, took it upon himself to get water pipes and connect the water to supply the surrounding community.
This is the
#DADifference
💙
Only the DA has a plan to
#RescueKZN
The DA gets things done!
#RescueSA
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South Africa needs you. Chris Pappas needs you. Your voice and your vote matter! Stand up and be counted:
#15daystogo
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In the next 7 days when the DA moves into the KZN Premier Office, HOPE is going to be restored.
The DA has a plan to create REAL job opportunities, ensure an uninterrupted supply of water and electricity.
The DA has a plan to
#RescueKZN
Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier
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Chris Pappas, DA KZN Premier Candidate addressing 10 000 residents from across the Province at the DA KZN Rally today!
So today I am calling on all of you to stand up with me. Let us carry the message of hope throughout KZN. Join me in the fight to reclaim our future. For the
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🚨 You still have a few hours to ensure that you register to vote!
The DA-run uMngeni was won by only 42 votes, your vote can make a DIFFERENCE.
Get help registering to vote at
#RescueKZN
#RescueSA
#RegisterToVoteDA
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Join uMngeni Municipality Mayor-Elect, Christopher Pappas today and tomorrow on SAFM and eNCA as he shares his plan to unite uMngeni.
#TheDAGetsThingsDone
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The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is immensely pleased with the court judgment that has been handed down by the Durban High Court this morning.
The justice has set aside the decision of the ANC in uMdoni to not appoint DA councillor Shamila Sookhraj as an EXCO councillor.
The Municipal
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🗳| The DA only needs FIVE years!
If the DA does not deliver then you can remove them.
Vote for a political party that has a proven track record of good governance .
Get help registering to vote at
Read more about the DA’s Key Priorities for
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Tomorrow is an exciting day! We're hosting the biggest celebration that the DA has ever seen, in celebration of our democracy. Join us at Curries Fountain Stadium at 11am for the 2024 KZN Rescue Rally featuring artists like Babes Wodumo and DJ Tira! Bring a friend and we'll see
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🏆 The DA's track record of good governance is getting international recognition, the DA-led uMngeni was selected as one of only three municipalities in SA to join the United Nations Creative Cities Network!
Be part of the rescue mission in SA, register to vote DA. Visit
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DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen urges South Africans to get behind Multi-Party Charter for change.
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The DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen, arriving at the Northwood School voting station where he will today cast his vote.
He is joined by the Provincial Premier Candidate, Chris Pappas, the Provincial Leader, Francois Rodgers, Provincial Chairperson, Dean Macpherson,
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The DA difference in uMngeni
42 votes was the difference between a caring government that serves its residents or an uncaring one that serves its own selfish interests.
TODAY do this 1 thing - Share this video with someone you know has not voted, or is not registered to vote,
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The DA in eThekwini has filled court papers with the Pietermaritzburg High Court to compel the ANC-run eThekwini Municipality to file a court approved action plan to address the continued sewage crisis which has overrun the city.
@DeanMacpherson
- DA KZN Chairperson
#DAatWork
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The first step to saving eThekwini is making sure that we can fix KwaZulu-Natal.
Politicians are fond to say “the next election is the most important election”, this time around there’s not a single person in this country that can genuinely disagree about the importance of the
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A resounding welcome for DA KZN Leader, Francois Rodgers, the Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas and Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis at the Hellenic community Hall in Durban.
They will today provide insight on the role that residents can play to ensure that we rescue the
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EThekwini municipality is spending R25 million on vehicles for the Mayor at your expense, don’t let them get away with it
#VoteDA
on 29 May 2024.
They are spending money on salaries and nice to haves while you are without water.
We are telling a different story in DA-run Cape
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All hands on deck for a government that works!
Imagine living in a town where there are no potholes, verges are maintained, where the electricity comes on when you flick the switch, where you have clean running water. This could be your reality come 2024.
TODAY do this 1 thing
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The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has retained Ward 11, eThekwini with an increased majority from 40.7% in the 2021 local government election to now 57.1%.
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On the 29th of May, we have the opportunity to remove a corrupt government and elect one with integrity.
#VOTEDA
at the polls to see real change in our province!
#35daystogo
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The DA won uMngeni municipality by only 42 votes!
This is evident of how each and every vote is important. Save the date, 18 & 19 November 2023 will be your opportunity to register to vote.
#RescueKZN
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The Provincial Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas criss crossing the Province this week to engage with communities on the ground.
We have a real chance at bringing about change in the Province. It is going to take each and everyone of us.
ONE DA voter must get ONE person to
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This latest thing that the ANC is busy taking away from you right now, is water.
We all know that water is life.
It is the one substance without which no living creature can survive.
Without clean water, we cannot grow food.
Without clean water, we cannot wash or stay
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We need to support small businesses in our country.
We must make it easier for small businesses to grow.
Chris Pappas - DA KZN Premier Candidate
#RescueKZN
#RescueSA
#VoteDA
on 29 May 2024
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🔴 WATCH | In the build-up to the 2024 national and provincial elections, tune in for the DA's voter registration rally live from the Durban Exhibition Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. Let's rock the registration to rescue South Africa!
Hear from DA Leader, John Steenhuisen, and DA KZN
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Tired of Constant POWER and WATER outages?
The DA is today holding a picket to get the ANC out of eThekwini so that you can get an uninterrupted supply of services that you pay for.
#DissolveEThekwini
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Following extensive consultation with the DA provincial leadership the DA eThekwini caucus has reached a bold, but needed decision to call for the dissolution of the city’s council under the Municipal Structures Act.
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There is hope for a better future in KZN!
🫵 You have a role to play to ensure we Rescue KZN, and we stop the decay that is destroying our cities and Province.
🤝 Help us by joining our WhatsApp groups where you will receive regular content which you can share on all platforms
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Like so many dedicated DA activists and public representatives, I commit to playing my part to change the trajectory of our province and of our country. I am choosing to be COURAGEOUS. I am choosing HOPE.
Asihlanganeni seseke iDemocratic Alliance sitakule iKZN.
Will you join
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We want to create better opportunities for you, so you can better your life. That's what a DA-run province will strive for.
#VOTEDA
and let's make KZN all it was meant to be!
#24daystogo
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The DA KZN Premier Candidate, Mayor Chris Pappas is visiting communities in Zululand today to share the DA’s message of HOPE and the DA’s plan to turn the Province of KwaZulu-Natal around.
2024 is our final opportunity for a better future, a future that could be filled with
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If something doesn't work, change it! Together, we can elect a government that WILL work!
#28daystogo
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The DA in KwaZulu-Natal wishes to congratulate DA-run uMngeni Deputy Mayor, Cllr Sandile Mnikathi for being selected to take part in the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for young leaders in Africa.
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The DA is taking the Durban Port Crisis seriously, driving accountability from Minister, Pravin Gordhan who has done absolutely nothing to arrest these crisis. We are also holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable who has not bothered to address these crisis.
Dean
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A resounding welcome for DA KZN Premier Candidate, Chris Pappas at the Uvongo Townhall where they will today address residents of Ugu over the water crisis in the District.
They will use this opportunity to highlight the human rights violations and the DA’s plan to
#RescueKZN
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A poll in the City Press newspaper today, has found that in eThekwini, the DA is on 33% and the ANC 31%.
This is why the DA needs your vote more than ever! A vote for a small party or independent will only allow the ANC to form a coalition with the EFF!
Let’s make eThekwini DA!
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The DA is disappointed that weeks of progress in coalition negotiations to take over the KwaDukuza municipality have collapsed due to several fundamentally untenable and potentially illegal demands made by ActionSA.
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The DA in KwaZulu-Natal wishes to congratulate one of our youngest councillors in eThekwini, Siboniso Sibisi for being selected to take part in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for young leaders in Africa.
Siyaziqhenya Ngawe Mahlase!
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The DA has shown you what's possible when put into power. We've proven ourselves, and now we need your vote on the 29th of May. See you at the polls:
#11daystogo
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The Democratic Alliance in eThekwini has rejected a report by the eThekwini Municipality’s Business Support, Markets and Tourism Unit to spend R8.3 million on parties, events, and R1.37 million on a ‘flood benefit concert’ over the next three months.
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The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal is pleased with the steady pace of growth it showed in yesterday’s by-election in Ward 101 in eThekwini. The DA grew from 13.97% of the votes to 22.03%.
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Chris Pappas for KZN Premier means 300,000 new jobs created in KZN! Do you want to see that happen?
#VOTEDA
on the 29th of May! Find out more here:
#33daystogo
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“Suspend load shedding in areas affected by floods in KZN”-
@francoisrodgers
DA KZN Leader
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Waiting times for healthcare in our province will be cut in half when the DA is elected to govern. This is our pledge to YOU:
#9daystogo
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The DA-run uMngeni has achieved an Unqualified Audit Opinion that affirms that the municipality’s finances are transparent and in good standing.
This is an improvement from the municipality’s Qualified Audit that we had inherited from the ANC government.
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Scores of residents from across the Province have started flocking into the Curries Fountain Stadium where the DA in KwaZulu-Natal will hold its historic Rally.
Watch it LIVE on the Democratic Alliance Facebook Page.
#VoteDA
#RescueKZN
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Ratepayers! It's time to take control of your area by ousting the ANC and voting for the DA. It's time for change:
#30daystogo
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BREAKING ELECTION NEWS FROM CHRIS PAPPAS:
Voters are turning out in record numbers to remove the ANC from power in KZN! We have never witnessed something like this.
Join us at your voting station to play your part to bring a new DA government to KZN and stay as long as is
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Over 10,000 DA supporters, activists, and volunteers were out in full force at our Rescue Rally on Saturday. The time for change has come! If you agree, share this with your network:
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