His predecessor Mmusi Maimane will test the popularity of his Movement for One South Africa under the banner of local ratepayers' associations rather than forming a new political party...

This steady exodus that began with the resignation of Lindiwe Mazibuko as the DA leader in the National Assembly in 2014 the departure of then Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille in late 2018 followed by former party leader Mmusi Maimane in 2019 (AC Vol 61 No 4 Opposition in flux & Vol 60 No 23 The DA's race dilemma)...

Regional friendsHichilema's victory has been hailed by opposition politicians in the region with figures such as Zimbabwe's Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa Tanzania's Zitto Kabwe and South Africa's Mmusi Maimane attending the inauguration...

Ntuli is a former leader of the DA youth wing and in October 2020 unsuccessfully challenged John Steenhuisen for the leadership of the party after Mmusi Maimane left...

New political parties set up to contest the municipal elections – such as former Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane's One South Africa and former DA Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba's Action South Africa – as well as independent candidates are likely to take votes away from both the ANC and the DA the official opposition (AC Vol 61 No 4 Opposition in flux)...

After the DA vote plunged at the last general election its leader Mmusi Maimane resigned along with Mashaba (AC Vol 60 No 23 The DA's race dilemma)...

The departure of both Mmusi Maimane as leader of the Democratic Alliance and Herman Mashaba as mayor of Johannesburg has sent shock waves through the main opposition party and started a soul-searching process set to culminate at its annual conference in April...

The opposition Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane came out in support of the Public Protector's finding despite the fact that the DA has called for her to be removed from her post for incompetence...