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Ian Cameron who was once “shut up” by Minister Bheki Cele is one of 11 DA candidates.
Ahead of the elections scheduled on May 29, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced the names of eleven of its new candidates for national and provincial government.
Community safety activist Ian Cameron, who once had a heated exchange with Police Minister Bheki Cele, that saw him being told to “shut up” was unveiled during a media briefing on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Johannesburg as one of the new members.
Bheki Cele dealing with disrespecting Ian Cameron from Action SA.
— MK uMkhonto WeSizwe 💚👑 (@KingMntungwa) July 5, 2022
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Leader John Steenhuisen said the announcement concluded a 10-month process that evaluated the work of current members of parliament and provincial legislatures and screened potential candidates.
“These new candidates are diverse in race, gender, and skill, and come from a variety of different backgrounds and professional careers. No other party in South Africa boasts the diversity of candidates that the DA offers South Africa.”
The new candidates include:
1. Jeanne Adriaanse (Senior Councillor in JB Marks)
2. Mlondi Mdluli (Economist at a leading think tank)
3. Edwin Macrae Bath (Public Sector Built Environment Specialist)
4. Khathutshelo Rasilingwane (Deputy Chief Whip of the DA in Ekurhuleni)
5. Mark Burke (PhD in Econometrics from Cambridge)
6. Ian Cameron (Leading Community Safety Activist)
7. Liam Jacobs (Leader of the DA Students Organisation)
8. Kabelo Kgobisa (COO of a major communications firm)
9. Dulandi Leech (Senior Councillor in Mangaung)
10. Karl Le Roux (Medical Doctor)
11. Kabelo Mogatosi (former MMC for Roads in NMB)
Cameron took to social media to express his excitement about what lies ahead.
“For the past almost 15 years I have engaged the fight against violent crime and corruption in South Africa from within several civil rights bodies. I have now decided to step into the arena with the
@Our_DA as we desperately need to enlarge the scale of our onslaught against the evil, even, cancerous criminality that the ANC has infected South Africa with.”
A very special day with the Democratic Alliance indeed.
— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) March 25, 2024
For the past almost 15 years I have engaged the fight against violent crime and corruption in South Africa from within several civil rights bodies.
I have now decided to step into the arena with the @Our_DA as we… pic.twitter.com/yl3H59FOnt
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