Blom Blom with Solly Msimanga, The Democratic Alliance's Gauteng Premier candidate for the 2019 elections.
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In the build-up to the elections we are going to feature a few political party leaders who are all vying for your vote.
Perhaps after each conversation you will get an idea of what is on offer when you go and vote...
So this week, we feature Solly Msimanga, former City of Tshwane Mayor and currently The Democratic Alliance's Gauteng Premier candidate for the 2019 elections.
• Msimanga first joined the DA in 2006.
• In September 2015, Msimanga was announced as the DA's mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane in the 2016 municipal elections.
• DA emerged as the largest party in the election, but without a majority. By forming a coalition with several smaller parties, and with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Msimanga was elected unopposed as the Executive Mayor of Tshwane. He was the first DA member to hold the post.
• In August 2018, the Economic Freedom Fighters and opposition African National Congress had both tabled a vote of no-confidence to remove Msimanga as Mayor.
• Also in August 2018, Msimanga was announced as the party's Gauteng Premier candidate for the upcoming 2019 general elections.[30] He defeated many prominent candidates for the nomination, such as Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Makashule Gana, Member of Parliament Ghaleb Cachalia and National Party Spokesperson Refiloe Nt’sheke.
• On 18 January 2019, Msimanga announced that he is stepping down as Mayor of Tshwane in order to focus on his Gauteng premiership campaign.
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga was born in Atteridgeville, a township in the west of Pretoria. He attended Mwore Primary School, Patogeng Higher Primary and Saulridge High School. He obtained a national diploma in marketing management and a BCompt from the University of Pretoria. Msimanga first joined the DA in 2006. After having attended a DA event, he wrote to the party criticizing its campaign approach, and was soon offered a staff position by the party's CEO Ryan Coetzee
Perhaps after each conversation you will get an idea of what is on offer when you go and vote...
So this week, we feature Solly Msimanga, former City of Tshwane Mayor and currently The Democratic Alliance's Gauteng Premier candidate for the 2019 elections.
• Msimanga first joined the DA in 2006.
• In September 2015, Msimanga was announced as the DA's mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane in the 2016 municipal elections.
• DA emerged as the largest party in the election, but without a majority. By forming a coalition with several smaller parties, and with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Msimanga was elected unopposed as the Executive Mayor of Tshwane. He was the first DA member to hold the post.
• In August 2018, the Economic Freedom Fighters and opposition African National Congress had both tabled a vote of no-confidence to remove Msimanga as Mayor.
• Also in August 2018, Msimanga was announced as the party's Gauteng Premier candidate for the upcoming 2019 general elections.[30] He defeated many prominent candidates for the nomination, such as Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Makashule Gana, Member of Parliament Ghaleb Cachalia and National Party Spokesperson Refiloe Nt’sheke.
• On 18 January 2019, Msimanga announced that he is stepping down as Mayor of Tshwane in order to focus on his Gauteng premiership campaign.
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga was born in Atteridgeville, a township in the west of Pretoria. He attended Mwore Primary School, Patogeng Higher Primary and Saulridge High School. He obtained a national diploma in marketing management and a BCompt from the University of Pretoria. Msimanga first joined the DA in 2006. After having attended a DA event, he wrote to the party criticizing its campaign approach, and was soon offered a staff position by the party's CEO Ryan Coetzee
