DA leader Mmusi Maimane received a 'rock-star' welcome at the start of his party's We Can Win rally in Nelson Mandela Bay Sunday.
Thousands of DA members thronged Maimane and Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate Athol Trollip as they entered the Missionvale Indoor Sports Centre to mark the ten day countdown to the local government election.
First on the podium was Trollip who told supporters that the DA would win Nelson Mandela Bay "because of the lies and corruption of a Zuma ANC".
Trollip also paid tribute to former party leaders like Tony Leon and Helen Zille who still campaign tirelessly for the DA.
In his speech notes the DA leader said that every time her returned to Nelson Mandela Bay he was more certain that change was coming to the city.
"Every time I drive into communities here, I realise that this city has had enough of a government that no longer cares about them. Every time I speak to people here, I know that they will do the right thing on 3 August. I know that they will vote this ANC government out and they will vote a DA government in," Maimane said.
"I will be a fitting gesture for the DA to win this metro, which is named after Madiba, because we are the only party that stands for his values of unity, the rule of law, and building an inclusive economy. We care for the people of South Africa. We care about the future of South Africa. Zuma and the ANC only care about themselves."
"What's left of the ANC of today is a collection of corrupt individuals, fighting over the last scraps before the party finally implodes," he said.
Maimane said the DA was growing in Nelson Mandela Bay. "We are getting bigger and stronger in every community. In fact, we have already overtaken the ANC in the metro."
This optimism was boosted by this week's Ipsos opinion poll which puts the DA at 41.8 percent to the ANC's 27.6 percent in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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