{"id":95350,"date":"2026-02-05T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-praises-steenhuisen-for-ending-single-party-rule"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:30:33","slug":"da-praises-steenhuisen-for-ending-single-party-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-praises-steenhuisen-for-ending-single-party-rule","title":{"rendered":"DA Praises Steenhuisen for Ending Single-Party Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Democratic Alliance DA believes that outgoing leader John Steenhuisen\u2019s leadership was pivotal to dismantling single-party dominance in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In what he labelled a \u201cmission accomplished\u201d speech made in Durban on Wednesday, Steenhuisen withdrew his ambitions to run for a third term as the party&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<p>He said he intends to focus on his responsibilities as the minister of agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The party has extended its gratitude to Steenhuisen for his leadership since 2019, which it said has successfully positioned it within the executive.<\/p>\n<p>In his &#8220;mission accomplished&#8221; statement, outgoing Steenhuisen boldly asserted that his dedicated stewardship was responsible for positioning the party within the Union Buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have delivered on everything that I promised my party when I was first elected as federal leader back in 2019. 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In what he labelled a \u201cmission accomplished\u201d speech made in Durban on Wednesday, Steenhuisen withdrew his ambitions to run for a third term as the party&#8217;s leader. 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