Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse is reportedly consulting with others about the possibility of challenging John Steenhuisen, for the leadership of the Democratic Alliance Party.
The DA will have its Congress in April 2023, that is where Phalatse is planning to avail herself for election.
Steenhuisen has a strong grip on the Party’s structures and his opponents Makashule Gana and Mbali Ntuli left the party in 2019 and 2020 respectively after challenging him for the position.
Phalatse has been in the news since her election as Mayor of Johannesburg in 2021. She fought hard to remain in office after ANC and its allies tried to remove her from the position.
Other DA MPs believe that Mpho Phalatse should just focus on being the Mayor of Johannesburg and build herself by turning around the fortunes of the City.
Steenhuisen became leader of the party following the resignation of Mmusi Maimane in 2019. Mpho Phalatse is reportedly popular in Johannesburg and has no support outside of the city
