WATCH LIVE | DA Federal Congress 2026

Sowetan · Apr 11, 2026 · 60 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE

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The Democratic Alliance is hosting its largest-ever Federal Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on April 11–12, 2026.

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The Democratic Alliance is hosting its largest-ever Federal Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on April 11–12, 2026.

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TimesLIVE The Democratic Alliance is hosting its largest-ever Federal Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on April 11–12, 2026.

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Claim 1: “The Democratic Alliance is hosting its largest-ever Federal Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on April 11–12, 2026.”

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Multiple live web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that the Democratic Alliance is scheduled to hold its Federal Congress on April 11-12, 2026. Specifically, two separate web search results and one Wikipedia entry state this date and location. The Wikipedia entry for the 2026 congress confirms the dates and purpose.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Alliance (DA) held its leadership conference virtually between 31 October and 1 November 2020. It was originally scheduled to be held in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Alliance_Feder…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Alliance (DA) held its leadership conference between the 1st and 2 April 2023 at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng, South Africa. This congress what was described as the largest party confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Democratic_Alliance_Feder…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Alliance held a national elective conference to determine its federal leadership on 11 and 12 April 2026. Nominations for leadership positions were open from 27 February to 23 March 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Democratic_Alliance_Feder…

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