DA celebrates 25th anniversary handing out blankets to pensioners in Hanover Park
DA leader John Steenhuisen joined Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and other party officials to celebrate by sharing its birthday cake with the residents of Hanover Cottages.
DA 25th Anniversary celebrations at Hanover Cottages in Hanover Park on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Picture: Carlo Petersen/ EWN.
CAPE TOWN -The Democratic Alliance (DA) celebrated its 25th anniversary on Tuesday by handing out blankets to pensioners in Hanover Park.
DA leader John Steenhuisen joined Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and other party officials to celebrate by sharing its birthday cake with the residents of Hanover Cottages.
Pensioners living at Hanover Cottages, in Hanover Park, were treated to warm blankets and a slice of birthday cake as the DA celebrated its 25th birthday.
Steenhuisen says the party has embarked on a national blanket drive to celebrate its anniversary.
"We've embarked on a national blanket drive where we will be taking blankets to underprivileged communities, pensioner and to places where people need a bit of winter warmth, and it's our way of saying thank you to the South Africans who supported us, who voted for us and allowed us to be in a position where we can celebrate 25 years."
Hill-Lewis says he's proud of the party and happy to be part of its birthday celebrations.
"There really is only one party with a real sense of pride that we have devoted ourselves to the service of the public of South Africa, and that we have a lot to show for it. We govern with integrity, we respect people's money. We look after it we do not steal it."
Hill-Lewis says he looks forward to what lies ahead for the party in the next 25 years.