DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube elected party's deputy chief whip

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DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube has been elected deputy chief whip of the party in the National Assembly.

She will be deputy to Natasha Mazzone who was appointed as chief whip in 2019 after John Steenhuisen took over the reins, first as leader of the opposition and later as the party's federal leader. Gwarube replacesHer election was announced in an internal circular sent to caucus members on Thursday.

Gwarube beat Chris Hunsinger and Angel Khanyile for the hotly contested position after Julius decided against running again for the position.Gwarube, who is also the party's shadow minister of health, has grown in stature in the party in the past two years, first for her work in holding the health department accountable during the Covid-19 lockdown period.

During this year's local government elections she and shadow minister for co-operative governance and traditional affairsAnnelie Lotriet retained her position of caucus chairperson after she was elected unopposed. Desiree van der Walt beat Adriaan Roos for the position of deputy caucus leader, which was previously held byCathy Labuschagne as its caucus leader in the National Council of Provinces.

 

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Our_DA There's no water in Clubview centurion why did we vote for you Lina zihlama?

Experiment

Makabuze kooDam Dam

Coloureds we need to stop voting DA. Our people barely get any positions . Yet we are the highest number of voters for the DA. It's time we start a coloured party in the western cape . Cause neither the blacks nor the whites give a damn about us

It will end in tears

At least there are rewards for being colonial clerk

Omunye tea girl

She won't last in that position, we all know that unrepentant racists, white supremersits and apartheid apologists such as Helen Zille, John Steenhuizen and Natasha Mazzone don't like Black people.

Should I start my timer?

She’s the only sensible person.

Wow congratulations 💐💐🎉🎊✨🙏🏾

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