Leader’s foreword
Our Rescue Plan for South Africa
The 2024 election provides a historic opportunity to rescue South Africa. For
the first time in 30 years, South Africans have a realistic chance of electing
a new government this year. For the first time in 30 years, the DA has a
credible path into national government if enough of our voters turn out
on Election Day.
The creation of the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa, an initiative
I first announced from the floor of the DA’s Federal Congress in April
2023, has been a political game-changer. By forging a common vision
among opposition parties to work together to unseat the current
governing party, the Charter provides a clear path to power for an
alternative government. As we have seen time and again in South Africa,
we are indeed Stronger Together.
For the first time in our lifetime, change is possible. The ANC already fell
below 50% in the 2021 local government elections. All credible polling
confirms that the same can happen in this year’s national and provincial
elections if enough citizens turn out to vote. With the ANC below 50%
nationally and in various provinces, the door will open for the DA
to enter government in more places to fix South Africa.
But we have also seen that, for any multi-party government
to be stable, it must be anchored by a big, strong party
at its centre. Multi-party governments only fail when
the vote is fragmented among dozens of parties. Multi-
party governments only work when they have a strong
anchor party to ensure stability.
Only the DA has the size, experience and
demonstrated track-record of good governance
to serve as the anchor for a stable and successful
Multi-Party Charter government. A vote for the
DA will not only ensure stability, but will also
help to propel the Charter beyond the magical
threshold of 50%-plus-one required to form a
new national government.
Voting for the DA has never been more
urgent. If voters do not put the Multi-
Party Charter in a position to succeed,
there are other parties, such as the EFF,
waiting in the wings to form a coalition of
corruption with the ANC. The best way
to prevent a coalition between the ANC
and EFF from finally destroying South
Africa is by voting for a strong DA.
In this election, voting for the DA is a
win-win proposition.
A vote for the DA is a vote to help the
Multi-Party Charter to win.
A vote for the DA is a vote to prevent an
ANC-EFF coalition.