!Kheis is a Khoi name meaning ‘a place where you live’ or ‘your home’. The !Kheis municipal area in the Northern Cape was initially inhabited by the Khoisan people, who were also the first permanent inhabitants of South Africa. The DA is in a minority government here.
Mayor Rolf Christie joined the DA the night before the 2019 national election after realising that of all the political parties, the DA held the best hope for South Africa’s future. Christie was immediately elected as a DA branch secretary and was eventually promoted to be the DA’s election campaign manager for !Kheis for the