DA to shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’ at local government election manifesto launch

DA says its November local government election manifesto will shift from promising what it will do to explaining how it will do it. The DA says its manifesto launch for the November local government elections will shift from promising what it will do if it wins to detailing how it will do it. The party’s leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, is expected to reveal the DA’s manifesto for the Novemver 2026 local government elections on Saturday, 8 August. View MapDA manifesto launch on SaturdayAhead of the launch, the DA hosted a media briefing at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, on what voters and supporters can expect. DA national campaign manager Ashor Sarupen said the manifesto launch would be in Newtown because the City of Johannesburg is one of the strategic municipalities the DA is aiming to win.