{"id":313884,"date":"2026-04-12T13:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=313884"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:46:15","slug":"geordin-hill-lewis-is-die-da-se-nuwe-federale-leier-dis-die-ander-leiers-wat-verkies-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/geordin-hill-lewis-is-die-da-se-nuwe-federale-leier-dis-die-ander-leiers-wat-verkies-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Geordin Hill-Lewis is die DA se nuwe federale leier: Dis die ander leiers wat verkies is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geordin Hill-Lewis, burgemeester van Kaapstad, is Sondag by die DA se federale kongres in Midrand, Gauteng, as die party se nuwe federale leier aangewys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis het sy mededinger, Sibusiso Dyonase (Sedibeng-koukusleier) en die nuwe leierskap gelukgewens en ges\u00ea hy is opgewonde oor \u2019n nuwe generasionele verskuiwing in die DA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEk aanvaar die verantwoordelikheid met nederigheid en \u2019n pligsbesef.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis het oudleier van die DA, Tony Leon, geloof en vertel hoe hy as 16-jarige seuntjie met ontsag op televisie gekyk het hoe Leon met oudpres. Thabo Mbeki debatvoer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTony het die grondslag gel\u00ea vir die moderne DA en gewys dat opposisie saakmaak,\u201d het Hill-Lewis ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy het vertel hoe hy Helen Zille later ontmoet het. \u201cWat my bygeval het was Helen se vermo\u00eb om met mense te <em>connect<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Mzansi, delegates have spoken! Geordin Hill-Lewis is the newly elected Federal Leader, ready to lead the next generation of DA leadership to get South Africa working.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DAcongress2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DAcongress2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4DqXj8BWt\">pic.twitter.com\/V4DqXj8BWt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Our_DA\/status\/2043293106288693574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis het ook sy voorganger, John Steenhuisen, geloof vir die stabilisering van die party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis het ges\u00ea sy grootste prioriteit is nou om die DA te groei om die grootste party in die land te word. \u201cOns moet aanhou wys die DA regeer goed vir almal in Suid-Afrika,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea en die armes uitgesonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIntegriteit in die staat maak saak en hoop vir die toekoms bestaan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy het ges\u00ea hy wil die vertroue wen van diegene wat nog nie vir die DA stem nie. \u201cOns moet meer teenwoordig wees in gemeenskappe \u2013 werklik teenwoordig wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die vraag is: Hoe kry jy mense om te identifiseer met jou party? Of om soveel vertroue in jou te h\u00ea dat hulle vir \u2019n oomblik hul stem vir jou sal gee? s\u00ea-vra dr. Piet Croucamp, politieke ontleder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Die Papier<\/em> het Croucamp gevra hoe Hill-Lewis moontlik kiesergetalle kan groei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOm te identifiseer met jou party is een ding, maar om jou te vertrou om die regte ding te doen, is iets heeltemal anders. Eerder as om te probeer om almal DA-lede te maak, maak van hulle mense wat jou vertrou. Want dan het jy die voordeel dat jy waarskynlik die volgende 500 000 of selfs 750 000 stemme kan kry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis se politieke loopbaan het in die studentepolitiek aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad begin. Hier het hy die DA se eerste studentetak gestig en later studenteverkiesings op daardie kampus gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy het \u2019n meestersgraad in finansies aan die Universiteit van Londen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy is in 2011 op 24-jarige ouderdom as LP in die nasionale vergadering van die parlement verkies, wat hom toe die jongste LP sedert 1994 gemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill-Lewis was vir vyf jaar lank Helen Zille se stafhoof toe sy die DA-leier en Wes-Kaapse premier was. Hy het ook as die DA se woordvoerder oor finansies en woordvoerder oor handel en nywerheid gedien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc99 A historic moment!<br><br>The DA has officially elected the new Federal Leader. Delegates have spoken, and Geordin Hill-Lewis is ready to drive our mission of Getting South Africa Working. Where the DA governs, services are delivered.<br><br>Let\u2019s get to work, SA!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DAcongress2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DAcongress2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r0V3WshMEd\">pic.twitter.com\/r0V3WshMEd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Our_DA\/status\/2043286251390767250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ander-uitslae-is-ook-sondag-bekend-gemaak\">Ander uitslae is ook Sondag bekend gemaak<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die nuwe federale voorsitter is Solly Msimanga, DA-leier in Gauteng. Hy het dr. Ivan Meyer, Wes-Kaapse LUR vir landbou, ekonomiese ontwikkeling en toerisme, die aanvanklike gunsteling vir die rol, uitgestof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die drie federale adjunkvoorsitters is Solly Malatsi, minister van kommunikasie en tegnologie, Cilliers Brink, Tshwane-burgemeesterskandidaat en Siviwe Gwarube, minister van basiese onderwys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udd25 We are gearing up for the big moment! <br><br>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3sSTpspEoU\">https:\/\/t.co\/3sSTpspEoU<\/a> for the announcement of the new DA leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DAcongress2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DAcongress2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D84nkCH9dd\">pic.twitter.com\/D84nkCH9dd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Our_DA\/status\/2043282635888214262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die nuwe voorsitter van die federale raad is Ashor Surapen, adjunkminister van finansies. Hy volg vir Helen Zille op.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die drie adjunkvoorsitters van die federale raad is Carl Pophaim, burgemeesterskomiteelid vir menslike nedersettings in die Stad Kaapstad, JP Smith, burgemeesterskomiteelid vir gemeenskapsveiligheid in die Stad Kaapstad, en Thomas Walters, lid van die provinsiale wetgewer in die Wes-Kaap. Walters is herkies in die rol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die nuwe finansi\u00eble voorsitter is Mark Burke, DA-LP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geordin Hill-Lewis, burgemeester van Kaapstad, is Sondag by die DA se federale kongres in Midrand, Gauteng, as die party se nuwe federale leier aangewys. 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