Out of the 29 mayoral candidates announced for the province, only eight are women the rest are men.
Party insiders said current leader John Steenhuisen was working to undo all that former leader Mmusi Maimane did in trying to make the DA a diverse party.“People will think there is no future for black African leaders because they are not given positions, if they do get them, they do not last.”
All metropolitan municipalities and other municipalities that are winnable are classified as strategic and a selection panel chooses candidates for them.He said the DA was the most diverse party in the country and that they were dealing with any allegation raised by members. With regards to former Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela, Steenhuisen said he had spoken to him and that he still had a future in the party.
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