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Breaking Barriers: Chris Pappas and the Future of South African Politics



Christopher John Pappas, the current mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality in South Africa. Pappas is a member of the Democratic Alliance and has been the party’s deputy provincial leader since 2021. He previously served as a member of the eThekwini city council from 2016 to 2019 and as a DA Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2019 to 2021. Pappas was elected as the mayor of uMngeni in November 2021, becoming the first DA mayor in KwaZulu-Natal. This video provides an overview of Pappas’ background, education, and political career, including his role as a development economist and his work as a spokesperson for the DA on agriculture and cooperative governance and traditional affairs.

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