By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Photo Credit: ActionSA.
ActionSA has appointed Michelle Wasserman as its Western Cape chairperson.
She replaces Vytjie Mentor who passed away two months ago.
Wasserman, a former DA member and deputy mayor in the Knysna council, will lead ActionSA’s political ambitions in the Western Cape.
She said that, like many leaders who had resigned from the DA, toxic infighting was the reason for her departure.
Wasserman said that, despite the perception portrayed by the DA that the Western Cape was a well-run province, there were vast disparities between the rich and the poor.
She said voter participation in the Western Cape had dropped from the 2016 municipal elections to the 2021 elections.
Wasserman, who holds a masters degree in human rights law, first joined ActionSA in June. During her first term as councillor in Knysna between 2011 and 2015, she served as deputy mayor and then speaker.
Former DA members, who are now ActionSA provincial leaders, include: Zwakele Mncwango, in KwaZulu-Natal, Athol Trollip, in the Eastern Cape, and Bongani Baloyi in Gauteng.