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Steenhuisen undecided on running for DA leader post
Mmusi Maimane resigned last week, and an interim leader is expected to be announced next month.
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DA has ‘big shoes’ to fill after Maimane’s resignation
Newly-appointed parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen said he had been approached to lead the DA after Mmusi Maimane’s resignation last week.
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Will Steenhuisen put his hand up to replace Maimane?
On Sunday the DA announced former chief whip John Steenhuisen would take up the role of the party's parliamentary leader.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Maimane the casualty of a DA with no core identity
Whoever leads the party next must provide clarity of vision, which reconciles the DA’s past, its roots and its future in a way which captures the imagination of South Africans, writes Judith February.
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Zille: DA still committed to diversity despite resignations over race
Following its federal executive meeting on Thursday, the party has moved to allay fears that its imploding, saying it will not be derailed by internal or external issues.
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EFF: Maimane's resignation a failure of democratic tolerance in DA
The EFF said it had worked well with Mmusi Maimane and was able to hold his hand in protests that required them to put the country above ideological differences.
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KZN DA leader Mncwango to consider requests to head up party
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in KwaZulu-Natal Zwakele Mncwango has told Eyewitness News that he had been asked by several leaders to take over party leadership and he was applying his mind to their requests.
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DA allays fears of implosion, says won't be derailed by internal issues
As things stand, the party has no CEO, no leader, no federal leader, no chief whip in Parliament and it will soon be without a mayor in Johannesburg.
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DA says working to fill leadership vacuum as matter of urgency
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced it will hold another federal council meeting as soon as possible to elect interim leaders who will replace Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip.
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DA scrambling to have new parliamentary leader in place after Maimane exit
DA parliamentary caucus chairperson Annelie Lotriet is now in charge until a new parliamentary leader is elected.
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‘It’s unfortunate that Maimane resigned’ - Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation means John Steenhuisen technically ceases to be the party’s chief whip because he was appointed by him as parliamentary leader.
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Maimane out: Top quotes from the DA's former leader
Mmusi Maimane’s election as the party’s first black and youngest leader was hailed, while others criticised it, arguing he was anointed by his mentor Helen Zille to succeed him.
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CARTOON: DA Road to Ruin
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Another one! Steenhuisen no longer DA chief whip after Maimane's resignation
He said his term was linked to Mmusi Maimane’s: 'The chief whip is appointed by the leader. Since he announced his resignation from Parliament, my term ends.'
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Maimane resigns as DA member and MP
Mmusi Maimane made the announcement on Thursday morning on Twitter.
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IRR: It's flattering to be seen as kingmakers in DA crisis
Party leader Mmusi Maimane and federal chairperson Athol Trollip called it quits on Wednesday.
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Mmusi Maimane resigns as DA leader
Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying the party he led for four years was no longer a vehicle best suited to take forward the vision of building one South Africa for all.
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Zille responds to Maimane, Trollip resignations
The DA's former leader and new federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that she was shocked by the resignations of Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip.
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Buthelezi honours Maimane’s commitment to liberty & democracy
At the same time, Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald believes the DA is going to see more high-profile departures and that it could possibly split.
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DA focuses on replacing Maimane and Trollip
DA's Federal Council chair Helen Zille said the party sought legal advice on what to do following the resignations of Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip and would discuss it at a federal executive meeting on Thursday.
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Former DA leader Maimane: I'm looking forward to the next chapter
Mmusi Maimane resigned together with former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the party was no longer a vehicle best suited to take forward the vision of building one South Africa for all.
