He was born in Pretoria on 23 August 1955 and attendedAfter earning a master’s degree, Selfe worked between 1979 and 1988 as a researcher for the Progressive Federal Party, the forerunner to today’s DA.
‘James Selfe led a quietly influential life in contemporary South African political history, having made an immense contribution to South African democracy. In the late 70s and 80s, James worked tirelessly as a researcher for the DA’s forerunner, the Progressive Federal Party, to combat divisive and regressive apartheid laws by the National Party in parliament. James then served as the party’s communications director, later becoming an executive director.
‘James Selfe helped finetune the party’s systems and processes, tightening its Federal Constitution and turning the fast-growing DA into a modern, internationally-renowned African liberal party of rules and fairness. ‘In many ways, James was a pioneer in South African opposition politics, because he was one of the first politicians in post-democratic history to begin the work of opposing the unfettered power of the ANC’s majority, and turn South Africa into a living, breathing democracy where the opposition took up its role as society’s ultimate watchdog. This vital development cannot be understated in a country where democratic accountability is still so worryingly evaded.
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