Saving Phalatse as Joburg mayor was a ‘price too high to pay’, says DA’s John Steenhuisen

‘Dealing with Patriotic Alliance was like gambling’

29 January 2023 - 00:00

DA leader John Steenhuisen says the party tried all it could to save its dethroned Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse but “the price was too high to pay”...

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