Helen Zille willing to step back from federal executive to be Joburg mayor

DA federal council chair Helen Zille says she will recuse herself from the party’s internal panel tasked with selecting candidates for the Johannesburg mayor following her decision to enter the race herself. 

As the party’s chair, Zille sits on the federal executive, one of the internal party structures that is part of the selection panel for the mayoral candidates. Other representatives who sit on the selection panels include leaders from provincial and regional party structures and an ombud to resolve disputes...

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