{
  "id": 13491256,
  "title": "DA promises safer communities, jobs at W.Cape rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/da-promises-safer-communities-jobs-at-w-cape-rally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/da-promises-safer-communities-jobs-at-w-cape-rally/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Alliance (DA) has pledged to strengthen safety in Western Cape communities and boost job creation, promising these benefits if elected in the upcoming Local Government Elections. At a final campaign rally in Belhar, Cape Town, DA Federal Leader and Cape Town Mayoral Candidate, Geordin Hill-Lewis highlighted the party's plans for governance over the next five years. Hill-Lewis emphasized that safer communities and job creation go hand in hand, claiming that DA-governed towns and cities have consistently created more jobs than any other region in the country over the past five years.\n\nWestern Cape party leader, Tertius Simmers, expressed confidence in the DA's ability to retain its majority in the province. He attributed this to the party's proven track record in local government across the region. Simmers urged voters to consider their experiences over the past few minutes and minutes spent in the voting queue, stating that the upcoming election determines the next five years of governance. The DA has also set its sights on addressing the high cost of living in Cape Town, resolving to make affordable, mix-use housing a key priority. Tertius Simmers noted that the Western Cape Government has been implementing affordable housing projects for the past seven years, with recent announcements of inner-city developments that cater to both social housing and affordability for residents seeking to purchase in the inner city. As local government elections approach, the race for power remains tight, and whether the DA will maintain its majority in the Western Cape municipalities remains to be seen.",
  "summary": "Tertius Simmers is confident that the party will retain its outright majority in the Western Cape.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Keep rivals out of our councils, Hill-Lewis tells DA’s final Western Cape rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/keep-rivals-out-of-our-councils-hill-lewis-tells-das-final-western",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:27:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}