New DA Leader Steenhuisen Expects ANC To Take Control In Tshwane, Same As Johannesburg,

Riyaz Patel

There is a likelihood that Tshwane will go the same way as Johannesburg, Democratic Alliance (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen said in the aftermath of the African National Congress (ANC) unseating the DA-led coalition as the governing party in Johannesburg Wednesday.

Speaking to the media in Parliament Thursday, Steenhuisen said he was at the Johannesburg caucus last week and noted frustration in the caucus.

“I made a commitment that we will not stay in government for government’s sake,” he said, adding that “I will not be the leader who betrays the principles of the party and sells out.”

He said one or two DA councillors voted with the ANC.

“It is clear there were some deals done and some negotiations with the DA was in bad faith,” he said, and that the DA will engage with the parties concerned.

Steenhuisen said the Economic Freedom