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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Tertuis Simmers has been chosen to lead the DA in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n He beat rival Bonginkosi Madikizela for the position at the party’s provincial congress in Cape Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cI am very happy with the result but remain humble in victory. I am an activist in my marrow and this just shows my fellow activists will throw their weight behind me to ensure a better future for the Western Cape,\u201d Simmers told TimesLIVE.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was made possible by hard work and it shows it is possible to reach the top leadership position in our province without back-stabbing or infighting.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement, the DA said: \u201cPresiding officer Desiree van der Walt is satisfied that the voting process complied with the party\u2019s internal rules and procedures which guide all internal elections. The results have been accepted by all candidates, their party agents and all delegates at congress.<\/p>\n \u201cWe extend our appreciation and gratitude to all candidates and delegates for their collegial participation in the congress, all in the spirit of a strong and healthy internal democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n The party’s new leadership for the Western Cape is:<\/p>\n Provincial leader: Tertuis Simmers;<\/p>\n Provincial deputy leader (uncontested): Geordin Hill-Lewis;<\/p>\n Provincial chairperson (uncontested): Jaco Londt;<\/p>\n Provincial deputy chairpersons: Anroux Marais, Carl Pophaim and Zimkhitha Sulelo;<\/p>\n Provincial finance chairperson (uncontested): Erik Marais; and<\/p>\n Additional members: Grant Twigg, Xanthea Limberg, Andrew Stroebel and Donovan Joubert.<\/p>\n \u201cThis newly elected leadership team will lead the province to next year\u2019s national and provincial elections, working towards keeping the Western Cape DA and rescuing South Africa,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe congratulate them all and wish them well in growing and strengthening the DA in what is the best-run province in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hendrik Hancke Africa-Press – South-Africa. Tertuis Simmers has been chosen to lead the DA in the Western Cape. He beat rival Bonginkosi Madikizela for the position at the party’s provincial congress in Cape Town on Saturday. \u201cI am very happy with the result but remain humble in victory. I am an activist in my marrow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":56366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[274,315,275],"class_list":["post-56368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-africa","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"\n