Write and Publish Your Opinion, Sporting or Local News on MyZA: CLICK HERE to Proceed

MyZA

News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff

You are here: Home / News / DA Leadership Election Results

DA Leadership Election Results

Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) announced the results of the Leadership Elections which took place at the elective Federal Congress 2026.

This Congress was the largest in the history of the DA and reflects both the continued growth of the DA and its institutional maturity as it prepares for the year ahead.

The results of the elections are as follows:

Federal Leader: Geordin Hill-Lewis

Federal Chairperson: Solly Msimanga

Deputy Federal Chairpersons:

1st Deputy: Siviwe Gwarube

2nd Deputy: Cilliers Brink

3rd Deputy: Solly Malatsi

Chairperson of the Federal Council: Ashor Sarupen

Deputy Chairpersons of the Federal Council:

1st Deputy: JP Smith

2nd Deputy: Thomas Walters

3rd Deputy: Carl Pophaim

Chairperson of Federal Finance: Dr Mark Burke

We extend our congratulations to all duly elected candidates.

Category: Tag:

If you feel strongly about this article then feel free to send MyZA a ‘Letter to the Editor’ using the submission form below:

Letter to the Editor

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
If this is in response to an article please include that article title here or as the lead in for the first paragraph of your Letter below.

Separate tags with commas

Localise your letter by naming the city your words are about. Add relevant words describing your subject. Single comma separated words of no more than 5
Your Name(Required)
Your Name will be linked to the website below.
Your personal, business or social media web site
Choose NO to not set up a user account on MyZA. User Accounts will allow you to submit letters under your own Author Name

3 Latest Letters to the Editor:

  • December Grants Land 2-4 December – Plan the Long January Gap

    Dear Editor, December grants land early in the month — Older Persons on Wednesday 2 December, Disability on Thursday 3 December, and Children’s grants on Friday 4 December. That is good news for festive shopping, but it makes January the longest month of the year, and January is when school uniforms, stationery and transport money…

  • Foster Parents May Qualify for the R1,290 Foster Child Grant

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. Many South Africans raising a foster child do not know the Foster Child Grant exists. It pays R1,290 a month — more than double the R580 Child Support Grant — and it is for children placed in your care by…

  • Name of sexual offender?

    Dear Editor 653 Years Imprisonment for 119 Counts of Sexual Offences Against Children Why is this person being protected by anonymity? He has been convicted and sentenced, so please release his identity. Regards LA Morton In Response to/From: 653 Years Imprisonment for 119 Counts of Sexual Offences Against Children

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Italy: You have two cows. The northern one produces all the milk. The southern one sleeps all day.

  2. Botswana: You have two cows. But that\’s not surprising because you have pretty much every type of non-extinct mammal in your country.