He was accompanied by newly elected federal chair Ivan Meyer and federal council chair Helen Zille.
The emergence of Steenhuisen as party leader has solidified the return of the classical liberal bloc into power in South Africa’s second-largest party with race remaining an issue. “Apartheid was a brutal and unjust system that continues to haunt the lives of millions of South Africans two and a half decades after it came to an end. Those who still suffer the effects of past discrimination need to benefit from redress. But we don’t need to resort to crude race classification to do so. We can target redress policies directly at the poorest in our society, almost all of whom are black,” Steenhuisen said.
Meyer said the party needed to refocus on strengthening its policies. “We must give absolute clarity what is the policy of the party. No more doubts, absolute certainty, a clear vision. Understanding, clarity.”
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