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  • FILE: DA interim leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: @alanwinde/Twitter

    “I’m pretty confident that things will go my way” - Steenhuisen on DA congress

    Steenhuisen said he’s already planning to lead the party into next year’s local government elections.

    648 days ago
  • DA leader hopefuls John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN.

    Ntuli, Steenhuisen make final speeches as DA congress delegates vote

    At least 2,000 delegates will decide on who should lead the party, the conference was necessitated by the resignation of Mmusi Maimane in October last year.

    648 days ago
  • DA leader hopefuls John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN.

    Get to know them: John Steenhuisen & Mbali Ntuli gunning for DA leadership

    Who will be elected the next leader of the DA? Candidates Mbali Ntuli and John Steenhuisen are both confident they will win. Get to know the two gunning for the DA’s top position.

    649 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance supporters during an election rally in April 2019. Picture: @MmusiMaimane/Twitter

    WATCH LIVE: DA Federal Congress 2020 under way

    The DA's over 2,000 delegates will vote for either John Steenhuisen or Mbali Ntuli to lead the party.

    649 days ago
  • DA interim leader John Steenhuisen at the media briefing at Nkululeko House on 23 February 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    DA gears up for its internal leadership contest

    The highest position up for grabs is that of federal leader which is being contested by Steenhuisen and former youth leader Mbali Ntuli.

    649 days ago
  • FILE: Mbali Ntuli officially announced her decision to run for the leadership role of the Democratic Alliance. Picture: EWN

    Ntuli certain she’ll be elected the DA’s new leader

    This is despite many analysts familiar with the party saying her chances of winning are slim.

    650 days ago
  • DA interim leader John Steenhuisen at Parliament for the State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Steenhuisen ‘confident he will emerge victorious’ in DA leadership race

    In an interview with Eyewitness News, Steenhuisen admitted that politics were in its nature unpredictable, but despite this, he was certain he has ticked all the boxes to garner favour from the majority of the voting delegates.

    650 days ago
  • Former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon. Picture: EWN.

    DA needs a mature leader: Leon, Douglas weigh in ahead of elective conference

    Former leader Tony Leon and parliamentary chief whip Douglas Gibson have both expressed excitement over the DA’s decision to pull off an elective conference via digital platforms.

    651 days ago
  • Helen Zille was announced as the DA's new Federal Council chairperson on 20 October 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    Zille: DA finally on a good footing since my return

    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.

    654 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance members during the voting session on policies on at the party’s elective congress 8 April 2018. Picture: EWN

    DA confident upcoming virtual elective congress will be free and fair

    The party will for the first time elect new leaders thought an IT-based voting system, as the congress will take place virtually.

    657 days ago
  • Picture: Democratic Alliance Gauteng Facebook page.

    DA names candidates vying for leadership positions

    The leadership polls, which were set for April, were pushed back due to the COVID-19 breakout in the country.

    666 days ago
  • Democratic Alliance (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen pictured on 9 January 2019 during a press briefing. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Steenhuisen promises better treatment, resources for DA activists

    John Steenhuisein and former DA youth leader Mbali Ntuli are vying for the position of party leader.

    671 days ago
  • John Steenhuisen: Would you vote for him?

    Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance interim leader and leadership candidate John Steenhuisen on a range of topics.

    691 days ago
  • Steenhuisen on Maimane's 'Judas' jibe: I think it’s immature

    Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance interim leader and leadership candidate John Steenhuisen on a range of topics. Here he addresses accusations made by former DA leader Mmusi Maimane as well as being called ‘Judas Steenhuisen’ by the former party leader. #JohnSteenhuisen #DemocraticAlliance #MmusiMaimane

    691 days ago
  • FILE: Interim DA leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: @alanwinde/Twitter

    DA's Steenhuisen hits back at Ntuli criticism of party, Maimane's 'Judas' jibe

    In a wide-ranging interview with EWN, DA interim leader John Steenhuisen lambasted Mbali Ntuli for criticising the party in the media.

    692 days ago
  • Steenhuisen: I've never shut down dissenting voices in the DA

    Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance interim leader and leadership candidate John Steenhuisen on a range of topics. Here he speaks on Mbali Ntuli, the former DA Youth leader who is also running for the party's leadership.

    692 days ago
  • DA interim leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Steenhuisen denounces Ntuli’s claims of suppressed dissenting voices within DA

    Steenhuisen and Ntuli are expected to contest for the DA’s leadership role at the party’s elective conference next month.

    692 days ago
  • The DA's Mbali Ntuli: Would you vote for her?

    Eyewitness News reporter Nkosikhona Duma had a virtual chat with Democratic Alliance leadership candidate Mbali Ntuli on a variety of topics. Here she discusses the differences between her and the party’s interim leader, John Steenhuisen, and what she would do if elected DA leader. #DemocraticAlliance #MbaliNtuli

    699 days ago
  • FILE: Mbali Ntuli officially announced her decision to run for the leadership role of the Democratic Alliance. Picture: EWN

    Mbali Ntuli: DA risks appeasing old guard if Steenhuisen elected leader

    Ntuli said that the exit of the Democratic Alliance’s former Gauteng leader, John Moodey, had simplified the party’s leadership contest and she was optimistic ahead of next month’s elective conference.

    700 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance interim leader John Steenhuisen pictured on 9 January 2019 during a press briefing. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    Steenhuisen: DA still a home for black leaders and voters

    High profile black leaders including Patricia de Lille, Mmusi Maimane, Herman Mashaba and – more recently – John Moodey have resigned from the party amid controversy in recent years.

    701 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance interim leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Steenhuisen says DA's economic justice policy will take SA forward

    The DA insists that South Africa's current economic policies don’t work.

    703 days ago
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