GAUTENG DP HEAD STEPS DOWN

GAUTENG Democratic Party leader Peter Leon has resigned from his position as leader of the official opposition in Gauteng. He told a media briefing on Friday that he plans to increase his legal responsibilities as senior partner at the law firm Webber Wentzel Bowens. However he will remain a member of the legislature “for the time being”. Current DP caucus chairman Brian Goodall will take up the position as DP head at the end of January next year. Leon has denied claims in an anonymous letter to newspapers on Thursday that there are tensions between senior party members and members of the DP’s Gauteng South branch.