Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

DA continues to grow because voters are making their mark

This month sees a number of communities throughout South Africa where by-elections will be taking place.  These by-elections will show what last month’s by-elections unambiguously did; that more and more people are voting for the DA.  Communities are seeing for themselves that the alternative to the ANC can only be the Democratic Alliance.

If the August by-election results are anything to go by, the DA will do well in the September by-election.  In every instance the DA grew. Allow me to illustrate; in Govan Mbeki, Mpumalanga the DA grew by 19% since the last elections, whilst the ANC lost 18%.  This is a clear swing of votes away from the ANC and towards the DA.

The DA saw dramatic growth when in the by-election in Ngwathe , Free State the DA obtained 89,7% up from  55,67% in the 2009 National Election.  On the other hand, the ANC dropped equally dramatically from 24,18% in 2009 to 3,15% in the by-election last month.

In Abaqulisi in Kwazulu-Natal the DA grew to 72,75% in the by-election from 56,7% in the 2009 National Election.  The ANC remained static at around 20% from the last election.

Clearly the September by-elections in Polokwane, Ekurhuleni and Cape Town will continue to show that increasingly more and more South Africans are tired of the ANC’s continued corruption, maladministration, non-delivery and want to be associated with the DA’s vision of a united, redressed and prosperous future for all.

Yours Sincerely,

Manny de Freitas MP

Member of Parliament

Shadow Minister of Home Affairs

Member of Parliament for Johannesburg South

Democratic Alliance