Reports are emerging that Democratic Alliance (DA) federal leader John Steenhuisen is set to announce that he will not be available to contest in the party’s leadership race.
The DA is set to hold its national federal congress in April, where Steenhuisen was expected to contest against Western Cape premier Alan Winde, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi.
Last month it was reported that Steenhuisen indicated his availability for re-election for a third term.
Steenhuisen has scheduled a press conference in Durban on Wednesday, saying he will address ‘concerning matters of national importance and public interest’.
Federal council chairperson Helen Zille’s name was also in the hat.
– IOL
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