Former DA MP James Selfe: 'Democracy has lost a solider'

who saw himself as a public servant in a cause far more consequential than his own, died on Tuesday after an illness. He was 68.

When 24-year-old James Selfe began his career as a researcher at the DA’s forerunner, the Progressive Federal Party in 1979, he probably never expected to dedicate 43 years of his life to public service. The politics bug bit the Pretoria-born Selfe at an early age and was nurtured while attending Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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