By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Northern Cape elective congress has re-elected Harold McGluwa as the party’s provincial leader.
McGluwa contested the position with Member of the Provincial Legislature, Grantham Steenkamp.
The elected candidates are as follows:
Provincial Leader:
• Harold McGluwa
Provincial Chairperson:
• Isak Fritz
Deputy Chairperson Candidates:
• Henriette du Plessis
• Priscilla Isaacs
• Elizabeth Niemann
Finance Chairperson:
• Delmaine Christians (Uncontested)
DAWN Provincial Chairperson:
• Fawzia Rhoda (Uncontested)
Federal Council chairperson, Helen Zille, delivered a keynote address.
Zille, said the party is now ready to wrestle power from the ANC.
“The DA is putting together a pact of opposition parties to win next elections, that is our vision. We call it moonshot because it’s going to be difficult but we got to try because it is our last chance to save South Africa. And off course the DA as a strong party with a good record in government has to be an anchor of the pact so we are here to grow and save South Africa.”
McGluwa said, his aim is to increase party support from 25.51%.
“I want to say to Helen Zille the next mayor is coming. We are coming with the next mayor in the next two weeks. We gonna fight and take municipalities from the ANC. We gonna fight and take everything from them. We can do it together,” says McGluwa.
The party currently has three mayors in the province – in Karoo Hoogland, Gamagara and Kheis municipalities.
McGluwa was elected as the DA Provincial Chairperson of the Northern Cape during the party’s provincial congress in January 2012. He served in this position up until December 2020, when he was elected as Provincial Leader, and a member of FedEx and federal council.