By Thapelo Molefe
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has formally announced that he will contest the position of federal leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), while Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga confirmed he is standing for federal chairperson, setting up a leadership race ahead of the party’s federal congress in April.
Hill-Lewis made the announcement at a media briefing in Cape Town on Friday, after current DA federal leader John Steenhuisen confirmed earlier this month that he would not seek re-election.
The position of federal chairperson is currently held by Ivan Meyer, with delegates expected to elect new leadership when the party gathers on 11-12 April.
In his address, Hill-Lewis said he was motivated by a sense of duty and belief in the country’s future.
“I know that South Africa can work and I want to help make it so,” he said. “That is why it is with a sense of
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