Free Stater gets high position in DA

By Staff Reporter

BLOEMFONTEIN – The DA has announced new national spokespersons in Karabo Lerato Khakhau and Willie Aucamp.
The pair take over from Solly Malatsi and Werner Horn, who have taken on new responsibilities.

Malatsi has been appointed in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet as communications and digital technologies minister and Horn has been elected house chair in the National Assembly.
The new spokespersons were announced by party leader John Steenhuisen. He said the two had been MPs from the sixth administration and served the party in various capacities.

Khakhau, who hails from the dusty street of Manyatseng near Ladybrand in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district, is serving her second term in parliament and represents the DA’s Free State constituency.

In 2019, she became South Africa’s youngest member of the provincial legislature (MPL).
She served in the Free State legislature until November 2022, when she took her oath in the Assembly. She has also held posts in the DA students’ organization.

DA MP Karabo Lerato Khakhau the new party spokesperson.

Speaking on her X, she said, “Thank you, DA. Thank you, RSA. I look forward to work, alongside @willieaucamp1, crystallising our communication on all @Our_DA policies, values, and work done in both government and opposition benches across all spheres of representation.
Aucamp has been a member of the DA since 2009 and served as a ward councillor in Kuruman.

He began his first term in the Assembly in 2019 and has served on various portfolio committees including finance and appropriations, the constitutional review committee and the Magistrates Commission, Steenhuisen said.

He was elected to the DA Northern Cape provincial executive committee in 2018 and the party federal council in 2019.
“As we embark on our preparations for the 2026 local government elections, Karabo and Willie will be the public voice of our party, ensuring our message resonates across South Africa. We have full confidence in their abilities and dedication to serve in this pivotal role,” Steenhuisen said.