The battle for control of SA’s official opposition political party got heated with DA leader John Steenhuisen and former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse taking jabs at each other during a tense online debate ahead of the party’s national elective conference this weekend.

The two candidates faced of during a closed online debate on Monday in which both leaders took aim at each other as they tried to convince delegates of their visions for the official opposition party.  ..

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