Geordin Hill-Lewis, DA mayoral candidate: 'The Cape Independence movement is a huge compliment of the DA's track record'

On 23 August, Democratic Alliance Leader John Steenhuisen announced that Geordin Hill-Lewis would be the DA’s candidate for mayor of Cape Town in the upcoming local government elections. If elected, Hill-Lewis - aged 34 - will be the youngest mayor in Cape Town’s history. Hill-Lewis - who became a member of the DA when he was in high school - spoke to BizNews about his passion for politics, the area which he believes is the best place to make a positive change as ‘you can affect systemic change and even a 5% improvement at a systemic level can have a huge knock-on effect for society at large and for millions of people.’ While Hill-Lewis says he understands the emotional impetus behind the Cape Independence movement, he has a different view on how the issues that plague South Africa can be solved - ‘by devolving power to the lowest level of competent, strong, well-run government.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices