James Selfe urges DA members to focus on the elections, not peripheral disputes
Chair of the federal executive sent the letter to all party structures emphasising the importance of the 2019 polls, the most important since 1994
James Selfe, chair of the DA federal executive, has warned his party’s members not to become embroiled in “senseless and peripheral” public disputes, but to focus on the elections instead. The party will launch its manifesto at the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday ahead of the national and provincial elections on May 8. This week Selfe sent out a letter to all DA structures emphasising the importance of the elections, which he touted as the most important since 1994. In the letter seen by Business Day, Selfe called on party members to remain focused and disciplined. He steered clear of naming the culprits. The DA has set ambitious targets for itself in the elections as it hopes to push the ANC below the majority of the support in Gauteng and in the Northern Cape. It also hopes to grow its support in the Western Cape, the only province it governs. The party has been facing an uphill battle over the past year with its leaders publicly taking each other to task on a number of ...
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