DA shuffles its parliamentary cards, replaces Mazzone as chief whip
The DA has appointed Siviwe Gwarube as the party’s new chief whip in the National Assembly.
Gwarube, who was the party’s national spokesperson, replaces Natasha Mazzone as the head of the official opposition’s parliamentary caucus.
The party announced the reshuffle on Thursday morning.
“Mazzone will now represent the DA in the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, with a specific focus on overhauling the oversight model of the state security apparatus,” the statement read.
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Mazzone will also serve as the national security advisor to party leader John Steenhuisen.
In other changes, Noko Masipa is the DA’s new Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, while Dianne Kohler-Barnard is the new Shadow Minister for Communications.
Solly Malatsi is back as the party’s national spokesperson alongside Cilliers Brink.
