"I voted once in my life, once in my life! I'll be 49[years-old] this year. That's why I am not interested in our government, they can go to h**l"- Residents of Hout Bay, in the Western Cape skeptical of the Government of National Unity

The Weekend View

The Democratic Alliance is one of the major partners of the proposed Government of National Unity. The party has been governing the Western Cape since 2009. It retained the province with an outright majority in the May 2024 elections. We visited Houtbay, a traditional fishing town and economic hub, surrounded by impoverished communities. Mercedes Besent spoke to some of the people of Hangberg about their challenges, sentiments and expectations from a Government of National Unity.