Mpho Phalatse

Former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse says while she's disappointed with her defeat in the DA leadership contest, she will remain a member of the party.

“Those who joined the tabulation and analysis of results, party agents included, will be kept in lockdown until after the electoral outcomes have been announced to the delegates on stage. The figure was confirmed on Saturday to be in excess of 83%. I believe the DA had a real opportunity here ahead of 2024 given the ANC's imminent collapse,” said Phalatse. That equates to nearly 1,700 delegates who participated in the election on Sunday morning.” We encourage everybody to put their hand up for positions and when they are picked, it is not based on their demographic data, race or gender. “I will stand behind John [Steenhuisen].

"It's time for the DA to ascend to national government as well as provincial government and that's why this is one of our priorities."

We have moved past infighting and ideological drift, and we are not anchored in our values and fight for the people of South Africa. "We are on track because of the hard work that all our members and public representatives have put in. He said the DA was now on track for a record results in 2024 and would work hard to bring the ANC under 50%.

Steenhuisen will remain at the helm of the party for another three years, after beating Joburg councillor Mpho Phalatse in the leadership race.

Steenhuisen will remain at the helm of the party for another three years, after beating Johannesburg councillor Mpho Phalatse in the leadership race. Most delegates at the now-concluded congress vowed to support Steenhuisen as he spearheaded the party’s campaign ahead of next year’s elections. Steenhuisen will remain at the helm of the party for another three years, after beating Joburg councillor Mpho Phalatse in the leadership race.

The anonymous message called the incumbent opposition leader a liar who was unable to increase voter share to beat the ANC in next year's national election.

The vote had to be taken twice as only 29 votes stood between those for and against a deputy leader. Former DA heavyweight Mbali Ntuli, who stood against Steenhuisen at that time, made the proposal. and the leader tells delegates that the gap is 10 points or 12, and closing. On Saturday, tensions were high between delegates when an amendment to add a deputy federal leader failed. There was no way to trace who sent it, we don’t even know if it came from people in the DA, it could be anyone doing this. Delegates are to disregard it as misleading and negative campaigning,” the warning message said.

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The DA won 20% of the vote, compared with 24.6% five years before, losing votes to the EEF. But coalitions have proven difficult to manage and the DA has had all three of its mayoral candidates ousted since 2021. to prevent an ANC-EFF coalition,” Steenhuisen said in his victory speech, referring to the Economic Freedom Fighters, another left-leaning opposition party.

Mpho Phalatse said that she was considering her next move in the DA and would not be heading to ActionSA as speculated.

I believed that the Democratic Alliance had a real opportunity here ahead of 2024 given the ANC's imminent collapse. Phalatse said that she was considering her next move in the DA and would not be heading to ActionSA as speculated. Mpho Phalatse said that she was considering her next move in the DA and would not be heading to ActionSA as speculated.

Dr Mpho Phalatse says she is disappointed with the outcome of the DA Federal Congress but she will not leave the party.

The DA has never won more than 25% of the total vote – peaking at 24.57% in the 2016 local government elections. It is a democratic process and I have to rally behind the leader…I wish to state categorically that I am not leaving the Democratic Alliance because that’s what many people are asking,” she said. ALSO READ: