'Manna from heaven for their rivals'
Milton Nkosi, BBC News, Johannesburg News of Herman Mashaba's resignation exposes deep fault lines within the DA. It's a far cry from the day when Mmusi Maimane was elected party leader amid much fanfare, his hand clasped by Helen Zille's as they sang along to loud cheers of delegates. For the governing ANC, which is itself trapped in seemingly perpetual internal squabbles, the opposition DA's problems are manna from heaven. The ANC is weak but the largest opposition party in the country is mutilating itself in a corner, unprovoked. As for the DA party leader Mr Maimane, he is also fighting for his political life. Standing side-by-side with Mr Mashaba at Monday's press conference, Mr Maimane held his hand high saying: "You are my hero! You are my hero!" Mr Maimane's fate will be decided in next year's party leadership congress. But judging by the speed at which events are unfolding, there is no guarantee that he will still be around then.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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