Riyaz Patel
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is to convene an urgent federal executive meeting following the resignation of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.
He said his decision was spurred by the return of former party leader Helen Zille – who provoked widespread anger in 2017 when she praised aspects of colonialism – to the DA’s leadership structures.
The election of Zille as Federal Council Chair this weekend represents “a victory for people in the DA who stand diametrically opposed to my beliefs and value system and I believe those of most South Africans of all backgrounds,” Mashaba said.
“I cannot reconcile myself with a group of people who believe that race is irrelevant in the discussion of inequality and poverty in South Africa in 2019.”
Herman Mashaba
Mashaba wanted to leave immediately but the party asked him to stay until a suitable candidate was found to replace him.
He is expected to vacate office on
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