As pressure mounts for him to be removed as leader and opposing camps gear up for a divisive and damaging clash, Maimane warns attempts to turn the DA into a ‘narrow, minority party’ would be dangerous for the country
The final nominees for the position are Zille, Trollip, deputy federal chairperson Thomas Walters and former deputy chief whip Mike Waters. “Under Jacob Zuma, we were in a race to rescue South Africa. In the run-up to the 2016 local government elections, I realised we had to break out of the Western Cape. I really believe I took the party as far as I could. Leaders really do have a shelf life. And I thought, knowing the kind of person Mmusi was, that he had the charisma and the dynamism to take us to the next level. And that’s precisely what happened in 2016,” she said.
“The position is a very important one in the DA and the congress. It’s not a personal issue for me, it’s more important for the DA. Whether I stay or not, it will be important for the DA to focus on the future. If we want to make the DA a narrow, minority party, that would be dangerous to South Africa’s goals.”
“Honestly, what she is doing is dictatorship of a special kind. It is as if she is convinced that the party cannot succeed without her. She believes that she made [former DA parliamentary leader] Lindiwe [Mazibuko] and Mmusi, and that things won’t move without her. She has really overstated her importance.”
The panel, which is headed by the party’s former chief strategist, Ryan Coetzee, also included former party leader Tony Leon and founder of Capitec Bank, Michiel le Roux, and will be making its findings known to the highest decision-making body between congresses. Mncwango told City Press that he did not want to pre-empt the outcomes of the panel, but insisted that it would be crucial for the party to continue to recognise that those who were historically disadvantaged were black.
Come join your own people Mr Maimane, thank you.
Once best tjommies now looks like sworn enemies😲
Lol 😂 white supremacy kicking in madam, was wondering all along how will they allow a black man to lead them, true colours coming out
decided to revive the Our_DA then changed her mind and decided to run again 😂
helenzille is realDonaldTrump of SA
Mmusi please read between the lines, you have overstayed your welcome, leave while you still have some dignity. You don't have a future there. Leave.
MmusiMaimane time is running out. It's already decided.
Yhoo this is real moss DA is in cold water nheee
No, it would be dangerous for your survival.
He must fight for his position. This thing of treating people like disposables stinks 😷
Mmusi as you let Malema remove Trollip as Mayor of NMB solely that he is a white man (doing an excellent job) you lost the confidence of all races. Now no citizen of any race trust the DA not to sell you on the altar of political expediency. Your 'minority' is code for 'race'. Go
So you are expecting ANC as a broader church to save those black innocent souls that u sold to DA
We told you and other blind blacks long ago that DA is not for your colour, you said we are confused, what now?
Mmusi My money MmusiMaimane yr time is written on the wall.
It's like I said....MmusiMaimane
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