Note to Editors: The following speech was delivered in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal today by the leader of the Democratic Alliance, Geordin Hill-Lewis, during the party’s Provincial Congress.
Colleagues, delegates, friends,
It is wonderful to be here in KwaZulu-Natal.
This is one of the most beautiful provinces in our country. It is a province of extraordinary history, deep community life, enormous economic potential, and some of the most resilient people anywhere in South Africa.
But it is also a province that knows hardship. It knows what it means when infrastructure fails. It knows what it means when criminals terrorise communities. It knows what it means when corruption hollows out…
The Battle of Isandlwana: A significant battle during the Anglo-Zulu War, where
Zulu forces defeated British troops in 1879.
