On Sunday there was a historic step in the realignment of South African politics. A political memorandum of understanding was signed between the ID and DA to come together and to fight elections under the DA's banner.
This memorandum of the DA and the ID heralds the beginning of a new phase in South Africa's journey away from the politics of racial identity towards the politics of shared values. These values will form the bedrock of the new majority we are building in South Africa.
The political contest in South Africa is therefore now between the values of openness and opportunities for all, as envisaged in the Constitution, versus the drive led by the ANC to suffocate the DA's space and to limit opportunities to the politically-connected few.
More and more South Africans are discovering this fact every day, and in 2011 they will express this at the ballot box, which will result in a greater number of municipalities falling into the control of the DA.
We look forward therefore to making the South African dream - of one nation united under the Constitution - a reality for all who live in it. [Applause.]