Race should not be a factor in whose elected DA leader, says Steenhuisen | IOL News

Steenhuisen said South Africans were race-obsessed and that the direction of the country is unclear because every decision is being reduced to race.

“I think we have become far too obsessed with race in SA. We are losing our way precisely because we are reducing key decisions to the colour of the person. I can't choose the way I came out, but what I can do is use my talent to improve the lives of South Africans,” said Steenhuisen during an interview on Talk Radio 702 on Tuesday. Steenhuisen is vying to be elected as DA interim leader. He is facing competition from DA Gauteng member of the provincial legislature Makashule Gana.

“You can be a white person that speaks up for that authentically. I think you have seen that where the DA has upheld those principles whether, under Tony Leon or Helen Zille, the DA was able to win black votes."There has been a push within the DA for a “back to basics” especially with regards to how the party dealt with the issue of race and it’s goals of building a non-racial South Africa.

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