John Steenhuisen

South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, re-elected John Steenhuisen as its leader on Sunday, putting him in prime position as it ...

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.

DA presiding officers Greg Krumbock and Bridget Masango announced the party's new leadership during its elective conference on Sunday.

Helen Zille was announced the chairperson of the federal council after she ran uncontested. Delegates elected the leader, federal chairperson and three deputy federal chairpersons, while federal council members voted for the council’s chairperson and three deputy chairpersons and the federal finance chairperson. John Steenhuisen has been re-elected as the federal leader of the DA for another term as the party’s elective conference draws to a close.

Steenhuisen was elected during the party's federal congress, which took place on 1 and 2 April.

John Steenhuisen has been re-elected the federal leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). Steenhuisen was elected by delegates of the DA at its largest federal congress in history, held on 1 and 2 April at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand. John Steenhuisen re-elected leader of the DA

Note to editors: See below the speech delivered by John Steenhuisen following his re-election as DA Federal Leader at the 2023 DA Federal Congress.

In some cases where it made sense, the DA abstained from particular by-elections and encouraged our voters to tactically support the IFP’s candidate. If you are not registered to vote, please visit the IEC website today. I want to speak to the voters. And that is to vote for the Democratic Alliance. To achieve the Moonshot, we need a whole-of-society approach that builds a new ecosystem of change. I know that many of you remain skeptical of coalitions. Cyril Ramaphosa constantly puts the ANC ahead of South Africa. In 2024, a vote for the DA is not only a vote for a strong and stable party to anchor the Moonshot Pact. While it feels to many of us like South Africa has hit rock bottom, there is one unfortunate truth in politics. Since 2019, we have worked on the first phase of that project. It is also a vision of a DA that works closely and constructively with our partners in the Moonshot Pact to ensure that we collectively reach the 51% mark we need to form a government. What they want, above all else, is for the DA to unite all the forces in this country that stand opposed to the ANC and the EFF.

In the latest blow of a lengthy war of words, John Steenhuisen has declared Julius Malema's EFF "political enemy number one".

“This is no longer about politics. He warned a coalition between the ANC and EFF would be a disaster for South Africa. John Steenhuisen has taken another jab at EFF leader Julius Malema, declaring him and his party the DA's number one enemy.

Helen Zille has also been re-elected as DA federal council chairperson, which puts her in charge of the party's day to day affairs. Cape Town mayco member JP ...

Steenhuisen was re-elected to the helm of SA's second-largest political party in a result that the DA's election agency said was an “overwhelming mandate” to ...

Email [email protected] or call 0860 52 52 00. Questions or problems? Steenhuisen was re-elected to the helm of SA’s second-largest political party in a result that the DA’s election agency said was an “overwhelming mandate” to lead...

Re-elected John Steenhuisen has made pledges as he leads the DA to the general elections. Do you think he and the party will succeed?