DA’s KZN elective conference likely between just two contestants
Current leader Zwakele Mncwango is seen as the front-runner, with councillor Emmanuel Mhlongo his main rival
Everything is ready for the DA’s KwaZulu-Natal elective conference to start on Friday, with the party’s provincial leader Zwakele Mncwango due to be challenged by Emmanuel Mhlongo, a councillor in the Ethekwini metro.Mncwango is looking for a second term as the province’s leader, after ascending to the helm in 2015 when he defeated Sizwe Mchunu, the DA MPL in the provincial legislature.The position of provincial chairperson is due to be highly contested as Dean Macpherson, the DA MP in the National Assembly who is also the party’s shadow minister for trade and industry, will battle it out with Francois Rodgers, the current leader of official opposition in the provincial legislature, and a close ally of Mncwango.Mhlongo, Mncwango’s challenger, is the current North Central Durban Constituency chairperson. The Bulwer-born Mhlongo said that if he wins the election, he will take the DA to new heights and ensure the party grows significantly among black voters by taking the fight to ANC s...
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