Selfe joined the ranks of the Progressive Federal Party, a forerunner to the DA.
Tributes have poured in for James Selfe, the former Democratic Alliance Federal Chairperson, who died yesterday at the age of 68, after a protracted illness.Selfe was born in Pretoria on August 23, 1955, and attended the prestigious Diocesan College, commonly known as Bishops, in Cape Town, followed by studies at the University of Cape Town.
He was elected to South Africa’s first democratic Parliament in 1994 and participated in drawing up the country’s first constitution. “He was one of the first politicians in post democratic history to begin the work of opposing the unfettered power of the ANC majority and to turn South Africa into a living breathing democracy where the opposition took up its role as society’s ultimate watchdog. This vital development cannot be understated in a country where accountability is so worryingly evaded. James set the example for many of us in the DA and we will continue this work for our country in his memory,” said Steenhuisen.
He spoke of the challenges of Parliamentary oversight, particularly by Committees among others. In the same year, Selfe retired from the National Assembly, receiving tributes from parties across the political spectrum.“One of the things I will always admire about him, is he always saw the value in even younger politicians, people who had not been there as long as he had been.
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