Xolani Dube :Senior Research at Xubera Institute for Research and Development

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced John Steenhuisen as its new leader. Steenhuisen was elected at the party's two-day virtual congress.The party's leadership race was a hotly contested one between Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli.Steenhuisen has been the party's interim leader after Mmusi Maimane’s exit from the DA.Meanwhile, As expected, former party leader Helen Zille beat out sole rival Mike Moriarty to be re-elected as the chair of the party’s federal council: a role in which she has significant influence over the DA’s day-to-day running. Guest: Xolani Dube :Senior Research at Xubera Institute for Research and Development