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John Henry Steenhuisen

Date of Birth: 25 March 1976
Place of Birth: Durban


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Growing dissent pressures ANC from all angles

There is also a divide between those who favour a coalition with Julius Malema's populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and those who want closer ties with the centrist Democratic Alliance (DA) of John Steenhuisen...


Former ANC business brain may take over Moonshot Pact

His supporters calculate that his anti-apartheid struggle credentials and his business experience would give him more electoral weight than the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen who is the prime mover behind the alliance (AC Vol 64 No 23 Contenders brace for electoral upsets)...


Doubts greet the DA's 'moonshot' coalition

Just three days after John Steenhuisen newly re-elected leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance announced a 'moonshot pact' with other parties ahead of the 2024 elections the DA was unable to wrestle any council seats away from the ruling African National Congress in by-elections...


Opposition leader Steenhuisen seeks coalition deal

John Steenhuisen and The Democratic Alliance (DA) are preparing for an era of coalition politics after the 2024 elections when they predict the African National Congress's share of the vote will fall below 50% (AC Vol 62 No 24 ANC hits coalition conundrum)...


'Farmgate' rocks Ramaphosa

Opposition leader John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance (DA) teased the President in the chamber saying 'While the President insists he has not broken any laws the stuffing of millions into couches hiding the robbery from the police and paying the robbers hundreds of thousands of rands to not say a word – these are not the actions of someone who has broken no laws...


Moscow invasion strains bilateral ties

Diplomats from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member states boycotted the event and Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen lambasted senior SA state officials and military top-brass for attending...


ANC faces post-poll turmoil

But DA leader John Steenhuisen refused to serve in coalitions with the ANC or the radical EFF due to fundamental differences on governing principles...


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