April 2004
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ID expects 5% of KZN votes
2004-04-01. Durban - The Independent Democrats (ID) believe they will take five percent of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal in the April 14 election, ID leader Patricia de Lille said on Thursday.
De Lille leads Pietermaritzburg march
2004-04-01. Pietermaritzburg - Patricia de Lille, the Independent Democrats (ID) leader, led a march comprising mainly unemployed people in Pietermaritzburg today. The group of between 100 and 200 protesters marched to the KwaZulu-Natal legislature where they handed over a memorandum demanding the creation of jobs. The marchers were made up of members of De Lille's party and the Unemployed Silent Majority organisation.
De Lille receives movie star welcome in KZN
2004-04-02. Pieternaritzburg - Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille received a movie star welcome in a Pietermaritzburg suburb on Thursday while campaigning for the April 14 poll.
De Lille in anti-aids drive
2004-04-04. The leader of the Independent Democrats, Patricia de Lille, and her party's premier candidates will simultaneously go for public HIV/Aids tests at 11am tomorrow.
ID leaders go for HIV tests
2004-04-04. Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille will lead her party's nine candidates running for premiership today for a public HIV/Aids tests at different hospitals countrywide in a bid to destigmatise the pandemic.
Mbeki should go for public HIV test: De Lille
2004-04-05. Patricia De Lille, the Independent Democrats (ID) leader, has challenged President Thabo Mbeki to go for a public HIV test. De Lille was speaking at the launch of her party's 'Know Your Status' campaign at the Chris-Hani Baragwanath Hospital today.
'Difficult time' in our history - De Lille
2004-04-08. Meeting Patricia de Lille at the luncheon table last week confirmed my gut-feeling about her. She is quite a lady! Her approach has no pretence, no hidden agenda or selfish little plans.
DA is scared of De Lille: FW
2004-04-14. The only political leader from a small opposition party participating in the national elections mentioned on Wednesday by former President FW de Klerk was Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille.
ID passes NNP in early count
2004-04-15. Cape Town - The Independent Democrats, contesting their first election on Wednesday, surpassed the long-established New National Party in early poll counts on Thursday morning.
De Lille shines as NNP wanes
2004-04-15. Cape Town - Voters have shown they are prepared to give firebrand politician Patricia de Lille and her Independent Democrats a chance.
I'm going it alone, insists delighted De Lille
2004-04-15. Cape Town - Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille says she will take practical steps to improve society in coming years, rather than forging bonds with other parties in a bid for more power.
ID claims DA defectors on the way
2004-04-06. A number of senior defectors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) are expected to join Patricia de Lille's Independent Democrats this week, party chief of staff Brent Meersman said.
ID expects 10% in election
2004-04-07. Patricia de Lille, leader of the Independent Democrats, expects to get 10% of the vote in the April 14 national election.
ID could get 10% of the vote - poll
2004-04-08. Patricia De Lille is optimistic - and she has every reason to be.
ID makes inroads in N Cape
2004-04-15. Patricia De Lille's Independent Democrats (ID) made inroads in the Northern Cape, where just before noon on Thursday the party was running fourth.
