The DA in Tshwane has experienced a whiff of internal ructions with a long-serving official leaving the party, citing issues with the candidates’ list during the local government elections, along with a lack of political will and a centralised leadership. The party dismissed the charges by Lex Middelberg as nothing but sour grapes and said he had been facing internal disciplinary charges. On Friday, Middelberg, a former ward 91 councillor and previously shadow member of the mayoral committee for finance, resigned from the DA, which he had served since its formation. "I took a principled decision to leave because we were on a road to nowhere, I’m on a road to nowhere in the DA," he said. According to Middelberg, the party had changed since it began governing Tshwane, with members becoming preoccupied with seeking positions, resulting in his relationship with the party becoming increasingly difficult. "The problem with South African politics is … the big parties are strongly centralis...
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