John Steenhuisen received the mandate to lead the Democratic Alliance (DA) but there are persistent questions about the direction of the party and its future.
Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that the country only had 40,000 farmers left to feed 57 million citizens, meaning that food security was under threat.
In his acceptance speech delivered on Sunday afternoon after he won the race to lead the country’s main opposition, John Steenhuisen that said he wanted to take both the DA and South Africa to greater heights and empower every citizen.
This is one of numerous amendments that delegates opted not to support at the DA’s elective conference currently under way via virtual platforms.
Douglas Gibson said that Helen Zille was well organised and intelligent but she needed to keep quiet about matters outside of the portfolio she may occupy going forward.
She's defended her presence in Senekal amid racial tensions two weeks ago ahead of the bail hearing for two suspects accused of killing farm manager Brendin Horner.
The DA will hold its first virtual elective conference on Saturday where delegates are expected to choose between interim leader John Steenhuisen and former youth leader Mbali Ntuli to take the party forward.
The leadership polls, which were set for April, were pushed back due to the COVID-19 breakout in the country.
In a leaked internal memo, DA leadership hopeful Mbali Ntuli makes scathing allegations against the party's current leadership.
Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance leadership candidate Mbali Ntuli on a range of topics. Here she speaks about internal party politics, Helen Zille and the allegation that black leaders are being purged from the party. #DemocraticAlliance #HelenZille
The issue was addressed at a briefing on Monday following the party’s first-ever policy conference over the weekend.
During a media briefing, Democratic Alliance federal council chairperson Helen Zille responded to accusations of a purge of black leaders from the party.
The main resolutions from the conference include the party’s controversial policy on economic justice, which also rejects using race as a proxy to inequality.
The party’s leaders on Monday provided an update on policies adopted during its virtual policy conference over the weekend.
John Moodey announced his decision to leave the party on Wednesday after 22 years with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Moodey has on Wednesday announced his exit from the party after 22 years.
This is according to the Khayelitsha Development Forum's Ndithini Tyhido after the latest crime figures were released on Friday.
MP Werner Horn, who's also the DA's Federal Legal Commission deputy chairperson, has been tasked with investigating the misconduct claims against Helen Zille.
