Democratic Alliance leader Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (fourth left) welcomed Liam Jacobs back to the party.
In a move that has once again set South African political circles abuzz, 25-year-old politician Liam Jacobs has announced his return to the Democratic Alliance (DA), less than a year after dramatically defecting to the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
Jacobs made the announcement in a Facebook Live broadcast, reflecting on a period of personal and political introspection that ultimately led him back to his former party.
"The past month has been what gets me going in the morning and what brings me to politics," Jacobs said during the live session. "We are taught that this country is all we have, regardless of the colour of our skin. We have each other, and it comes back to why we are in this space; we are here to defend."
Jacobs, who holds an Honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Pretoria, said the decision was rooted in a deep re-examination of his values. He first rose to prominence as the leader of the Democratic Alliance Students Organisation (DASO) from 2022, before being elected to the National Assembly representing Gauteng in the 2024 general elections.
