Two days after the end of its national elective conference, the DA seems to be back in election mode again, as candidates start to jostle for the plum candidacy of Gauteng premier. Gauteng is set to be hotly contested in the 2019 election, with the DA aiming to wrestle it away from the ANC. Some political analysts have said the DA stands a good chance of consolidating its 2016 electoral gains by taking the province from the governing ANC. The DA already runs three metros in the province, courtesy of coalitions with a number of smaller parties. The ANC, however, will not simply roll over and play dead. The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as party and country president has seen its political fortunes revived following his promises to fight corruption and improve governance. At the same time the departure of former president Jacob Zuma is likely to improve the ANC’s support in the largely urban province. There is likely to be intense contestation within the DA for the post of premier candi...
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