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leadership and the
Steenhuisen campaign. During her campaign, she criticised the DA leadership for "top-down management". She believed that is why a lot of DA leaders had been "forced to resign." She said this style of leadership was "breaking the DA" and she hoped to change it as Federal leader. She said, " What we have seen is cult-like behaviour associated with big personalities. Past leaders have been known to surround themselves with a small grouping of advisors, some with no on-the-ground community building experience. Some being ideologues, while others being only too happy to leverage their proximity to power to further their own ambitions. When there is a situation like that in a political party, a culture of top-down management becomes dominant, compelling many to either fall in line or risk being either isolated, purged or frustrated into resigning." This critique of the DA leadership led some senior members of the DA to accuse her of not wanting to lead the party but to "leave it in flames." This was fueled by the fact that she ran her campaign at a time after many senior black DA leaders, like former Federal Leader
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In 2014, Zille called Ntuli a "princess" and a "prima donna", for "repeated instances" of behaviour that Zille regarded as unprofessional. Ntuli had criticised as "strategically unsound" DA plans to march on
Luthuli House to complain about an unfulfilled promise of new jobs by the ANC; although Zille
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Ntuli ran on the idea that she was bringing necessary transformation that would help the DA grow while
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Ntuli faced internal disciplinary charges in 2017, based on allegations that she in
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1223:"The long wait is over: DA federal congress to begin, new leader will be elected"
1130:"Mbali Ntuli does not want to lead the party, she wants to leave it - DA leaders"
669:"DA firebrand Mbali Ntuli quits KZN legislature to take up campaign manager post"
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1099:"MBALI NTULI: The politicisation of Democratic Alliance disciplinary processes"
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882:"Mbali Ntuli and the fine line some DA members must walk on social media"
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944:"Mbali Ntuli: DA leadership failing to steer party in right direction"
1068:"Management style is breaking the DA, not ideology, Mbali Ntuli says"
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695:"DA vows to be the biggest voice in KZN legislature | IOL News"
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760:"Analysis: Ntuli charges highlight the DA's contradictions"
1280:"Jumping ship: Democratic Alliance's Mbali Ntuli resigns"
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851:"DA takes Mbali Ntuli on for social media post"
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577:"Why DA youth leader Ntuli quit"
544:"DA announces Youth Nominations"
308:. Acting Western Cape DA leader
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