DA announces 2019 premier candidates

(Skyler Reid)

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Sunday announced its list of candidates nominated for the position of premier in their respective provinces ahead of its 2019 election campaign.

“This Friday, we received a total of 31 applications from premier candidates across the country,” DA federal council chairperson James Selfe said in a statement

“These nominees will appear before selection panels in their respective provinces and a candidate will be selected from the process.”

The selection panels were made up of members of the party’s federal executive and provincial executives.

Selfe said that the party was “resolute in governing the Western Cape with an increased majority and becoming the largest party in Northern Cape and Gauteng”.

The candidates are as follows:

WESTERN CAPE:

Fazloodien Abrahams
Bonginkosi Success Madikizela
David Maynier
Kelly Baloyi
Jacobus MacFarlane
Alan Winde
Micheal Mack

GAUTENG:

Stanford Makashule Gana
Wendy Alexander
Sandy Kgaogelo (Khathutshelo) Mbuvha
Rachel Katleo Mathebe
Ghaleb Cachalia
Johannes Page
Karabo Grace Tledima
Refiloe Ntsekhe
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga

NORTH WEST:

Sandy Kgaogelo (Khathutshelo) Mbuvha
Tutu Faleni
Thabo Selepe
Patrick Sesana
Karabo Grace Tledima

KWAZULU-NATAL:

Zwakele Maxwell Mncwango
Zoe Moore

NORTHERN CAPE:

Andrew Louw

LIMPOPO:

Sandy Kgaogelo (Khathutshelo) Mbuvha
Tshedza Tshivhasa Sikhwari
Jacobus Frederik Smalle
Rembuluwani Thelma Marole

FREE STATE:

Coreen Malherbe
Semakaleng Patricia Kopane

EASTERN CAPE:

Mzwenqaba Bhanga

— News24