No mass DA exodus, for now

Despite ongoing discord within the official opposition, Democratic Alliance party members and officials say it’s unlikely there will be many — if any — who will follow ex-Gauteng leader John Moodey out of the party.

“There may be a few complaints against people, and any DA member could level that. Someone could say something on a live TV interview, and a complaint can be laid. It’s then the FLC’s job to investigate before an official charge is laid.”is aware of three DA provincial leaders who have had complaints or charges levelled against them.

In 2010 academic and scientist Wilmot James was elected as the party’s federal chair, unopposed. In 2011, Lindiwe Mazibuko became the first black person to lead the DA in Parliament. In 2015 Mmusi Maimane became its first black federal leader. Since the party’s weekend virtual policy conference, there have been rumblings that other, mainly black, senior DA members would leave.

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