Late DA Strategist’s Memoirs Criticize Helen Zille’s Leadership Style

Late DA Strategist’s Memoirs Criticize Helen Zille’s Leadership Style

Newly released memoirs from the late Democratic Alliance (DA) strategist James Selfe have sparked political debate. The excerpts portray former DA leader Helen Zille as a controlling and vindictive figure within the party. Selfe, who served for decades as the DA’s Federal Council Chairperson, wrote candidly about Zille’s tenure as leader. In his account, he describes her leadership as having a “binary outlook,” where colleagues were either with …