What To Make Of Geordin Hill-Lewis As The New DA Leader

James Myburgh and Hermann Pretorius assess Geordin Hill-Lewis following his leadership victory, unpacking his federal congress speech, the DA’s liberal positioning, and why crime could become the party’s most powerful electoral lever.

9 min

In this clip Dr James Myburgh and Hermann Pretorius analyse Geordin Hill-Leiws as the new leader of the DA. They focus on his acceptance speech at the DA's federal congress, which seemed to put a very positive foot forward. James highlights how the issue of crime is something that the DA can really use to great effect and Hermann points out how the idea of the DA being a liberal party ran throughout the congress.

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