The DA has admitted that its chances of retaining the Western Cape rely on a high voter turnout in the province.
Independent surveys project the party may get less than 50%, and DA CEO Jonathan Moakes told our sister publication the Sunday Times that"all indications" pointed to an outright majority"provided every single DA voter turns out".
Public differences among DA leaders over policy direction on issues such as BBBEE and affirmative action, and its spat with former Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille are some of the issues said to have alienated voters. "I cannot comment on internal polling, but I will state that we are of the view that companies such as Ipsos and Markdata use flawed methodology and have a history of under-counting the DA," he said.
Though they were uncomfortable about the Western Cape, the well-placed sources also said the party's polling indicated that it was likely to increase support for the first time in KwaZulu-Natal, especially in the eThekwini region, where voters unhappy with the ANC were said to be gravitating towards the DA, the EFF and the IFP.
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