Who is mmusi maimane

Maimane joined the DA in and was leader of the opposition party from to before throwing in the towel to form the One SA Movement in This after the Sunday Times reported that DA leader John Steenhuisen said he was open to a possible coalition with the ANC should there be a stalemate in the elections, but only if President Cyril Ramaphosa is still its leader. They are officially out of opposition and are now themselves a faction of the ANC.

This week Business Day reported there were talks of a possible coalition between the ANC and certain parties, while a DA insider said the party has to consider what is best for the country, even if it meant working with the governing party. Register Sign In. Mmusi Maimane reflects on his political career starting in the ANC.

File photo. John Steenhuisen makes about-turn on possible coalition talks with ANC Addressing supporters in Mamelodi on Wednesday, DA leader John Steenhuisen said his party did not want to get into bed with the ruling party.

John and Helen [Zille] closed that gate. Former leader of the DA Mmusi Maimane who has been sharply critical of his old party's tilt to the right is predicting a hefty protest vote on 1 November boosting independents and new political movements such as his own Regional friendsHichilema's victory has been hailed by opposition politicians in the region with figures such as Zimbabwe's Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa Tanzania's Zitto Kabwe and South Africa's Mmusi Maimane attending the inauguration Ntuli is a former leader of the DA youth wing and in October unsuccessfully challenged John Steenhuisen for the leadership of the party after Mmusi Maimane left The departure of both Mmusi Maimane as leader of the Democratic Alliance and Herman Mashaba as mayor of Johannesburg has sent shock waves through the main opposition party and started a soul-searching process set to culminate at its annual conference in April The opposition Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane came out in support of the Public Protector's finding despite the fact that the DA has called for her to be removed from her post for incompetence South Africa.