Cape Town - The DA’s provincial leader, Patricia De Lille, says poo flinger and former ANC councillor Loyiso Nkohla helped her party clinch the Cape.
De Lille was speaking after the IEC revealed the DA has won several major municipalities in Cape Town.
De Lille, who is retaining her seat as Cape Town mayor, says they campaigned on a “clean record” that spoke for itself.
“We have been vindicated, the people have spoken and I'm not gloating, I'm very humbled,” she said.
“The trust people put in us is enormous and we promise to continue working hard.”
She said working with Loyiso, a former Ses'Khona leader arrested for throwing faeces on the stairs of the Western Cape legislature and at the Cape Town International Airport, has shown a completely different side to him.
Loyiso left the ANC to join the DA in June saying the ruling party had failed to deliver on its promises.
De Lille said they began working together after he called her to try and resolve the issues around service delivery to the townships.
“He was saying it is not about politics, he has helped us get access to people we would not have access to.
“I have great respect for the man, I have seen a different side to him and he has certainly helped us.”
De Lille said she was also happy about the results in Beaufort West which stood at 49% in the DA's favour by 3pm.
She said they might need to enter into a coalition with another party in order to govern.
“Beaufort West - my hometown, when I drove into Beaufort West it was dirty, pot holed and I drove to the municipal office and saw them painting it and I said thank you for cleaning it up for us.”
She said part of the reason the ANC lost the municipality was due to infighting.
“(Mayor) Truman Prince was very popular but came with a lot of baggage and people saw the need for change,” she said.
Election Bureau