/ 31 March 2023

Power battle between the DA’s Zille and Steenhuisen still lurks

Helen Zille
True blue: Democratic Alliance federal council chairperson Helen Zille, who some say pulls the strings in the party, while leader John Steenhuisen stays in her shadow. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP
Party insiders worry that Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has centralised powers as the party has not had a chief executive for two years

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