Steenhuisen declares mission accomplished on Democratic Alliance “moonshot pact”

On 2026-04-11, outgoing Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen delivered his final speech at the party’s federal congress in Midrand, declaring the DA’s 'moonshot pact' mission accomplished. He framed the pact as having helped push South Africa into a multi-party coalition government and marked his transition from opposition leader to co-governing party leader.