{"id":30624,"date":"2022-05-15T18:09:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T18:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-youth-elects-new-interim-leadership-during-virtual-federal-congress"},"modified":"2022-05-15T18:21:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T18:21:15","slug":"da-youth-elects-new-interim-leadership-during-virtual-federal-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-youth-elects-new-interim-leadership-during-virtual-federal-congress","title":{"rendered":"DA Youth elects new interim leadership during virtual federal congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The DA Youth elected a new interim leader on Saturday.The new leadership was elected during a virtual voting-only federal<\/p>\n

congress and will lead the DA Youth until the party’s elective congress next<\/p>\n

year.Nicholas Nyati was elected as interim leader and Ndipiwe Olay as the<\/p>\n

interim federal chairperson.Five candidates \u2013 Carl Pophaim, Tumedi Mahlo, Sakhile Mngadi, as well as<\/p>\n

Nyati and Olayi \u2013 were vying for the top job.Introducing the newly elected Interim DA Youth Leader, Nicholas Nyati (@NicholasNyati).??<\/p>\n

The DA Youth believes in championing issues affecting young people and unlocking the possibility of South Africans through resilient leadership.<\/p>\n

When the youth works, South Africa works.???? pic.twitter.com\/gbTA9FuN2A\u2014 Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) May 14, 2022Nyati was previously the president of the Student Representative Council<\/p>\n

(SRC) at Nelson Mandela University \u2013 he was at the forefront of Fees Must Fall<\/p>\n

protests at the university in 2016.<\/p>\n

Nyati currently serves as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay<\/p>\n

municipality.”The campaign stops now and the hard work begins. We have a<\/p>\n

collective responsibility to ensure that we rebuild this structure, and I hope<\/p>\n

you will continue taking our calls as we craft a new path in this regard,”<\/p>\n

he said.READ MORE | Five DA Youth members vie for top job as battle lines<\/p>\n

drawnOlayi said he was humbled to be voted in as interim federal chairperson.He said: We now close ranks and rebuild our structures. The real hard work starts now.Desiree van der Walt, the Congress Presiding Officer, said: “The DA<\/p>\n

wishes the new interim leadership well in their task ahead and trusts that they<\/p>\n

will do a sterling job. We proudly invest in empowering youth leadership and<\/p>\n

look forward to these young leaders’ bright futures.”<\/p>\n

Other members elected included:Interim Federal Deputy Chairperson: Administration: Robin AtsonInterim Federal Deputy Chairperson: Recruitment: Kamogelo MakolaInterim Federal Deputy Chairperson: Media and Publicity: Lindokuhle SixabayiInterim Federal Deputy Chairperson: Training and Development: Chadwin Petersen<\/p>\n

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