Sithembiso Ngema Succeeds Francois Rodgers as DA's Provincial Leader in KZN

DA leadership contest in KZN pits Ngema against Billy before 2026 polls – The Mail & Guardian

The Democratic Alliance (DA) heads into its KwaZulu-Natal provincial congress this weekend with the party facing mounting pressure to consolidate its position before the upcoming local government elections. Delegates will elect a new provincial leadership team in a contest expected to shape the DA’s electoral strategy in a province where coalition politics, shifting voter loyalties and the rise of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) have drama…

Sithembiso Ngema elected new DA KZN leader - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Sithembiso Ngema has been elected as the new provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal at the party’s provincial congress held in Durban. Ngema replaces the outgoing leader Francois Rodgers. Ngema, who was deputy provincial leader, had served as a DA member of the eThekwini Municipality before he was sworn in as member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on the 28th of September 2023. Dean Macpherson was re-elected as provi…

Sithembiso Ngema elected new DA KZN leader, vows to take on Zuma's MK Party

By Sihle Mavuso After winning a bruising contest on Saturday to lead the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sithembiso Ngema pleaded for unity and told members to shift focus to the 4 November local government elections. Ngema, a councillor in eThekwini municipality, defeated Mzamo Billy, a member of parliament in Cape Town, following months of intensive internal campaigning. He replaced Francois Rodgers — the province’s current finance …