Cape Town's mayor aims for DA leadership

THE sounds of “GHL!, GHL!” echoed as Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis took to the stage to make his “big announcement” at Elsies River Civic Hall.

- TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

He has thrown his hat into the ring to become the next leader of the DA.Supporters and senior party figures who gathered for his leadership campaign launch did not hide their excitement. If elected at the party’s congress in April, he would become the youngest federal leader in the DA’s history, a factor his backers say signals generational renewal within the party.