Natasha Mazzone

Axed DA parliamentary chief whip Natasha Mazzone says her move to the backbenches of the National Assembly is certainly not a demotion.

However, she had to attend a presentation on the safe use of social media, pay a R20 000 fine and resign from all elected positions in the party, except that of MP. And in December 2016, her expulsion was lifted after an appeal. The party decided to keep her in her position until the end of the fifth Parliament, on condition that she was not found guilty of any transgressions during that period. At a disciplinary hearing, she pleaded guilty to breaching the party's social media policy and bringing it into disrepute. In an unexpected move, Mazzone was removed as opposition chief whip to the backbenches to serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence. Before that period, she served as the DA's spokesperson on health where she was especially critical of the National Health Insurance Bill and the slow pace of Covid-19 vaccine sourcing.

Natasha Mazzone, who became the DA's chief whip in 2019, will now serve in the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – FEBRUARY 14: The Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Natasha Mazzone at the Debate on 2022 State Of The Nation (SONA) at Cape Town City Hall on February 14, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. The National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) held joint sittings to debate the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered at the Cape Town City Hall on 10 February. Honourable Mazzone will also serve as the National Security Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition,” said DA leader John Steenhuisen in a

The DA has appointed Siviwe Gwarube as the party's new chief whip in the National Assembly.

Mazzone will also serve as the national security advisor to party leader John Steenhuisen. Gwarube, who was the party’s national spokesperson, replaces Natasha Mazzone as the head of the official opposition’s parliamentary caucus. The DA has appointed Siviwe Gwarube as the party’s new chief whip in the National Assembly.

Siviwe Gwarube, who served as deputy chief whip until Thursday, is also the party's former national spokesperson.

Gwarube, who served as deputy chief whip until Thursday, is also the party’s former national spokesperson. Siviwe Gwarube, who served as deputy chief whip until Thursday, is also the party’s former national spokesperson. CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance (DA) has made a number of changes to its parliamentary caucus, including the appointment of Siviwe Gwarube as the official opposition’s new chief whip.