The 32-year-old mayor of the uMngeni Muncipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands - Chris Pappas - has been announced as the Da's KZN Premier candidate in the 2024 elections. Pappas was part of the campaign team which ensured a 42 vote victory over the ANC in 2021. This landed the party it's first municipality that it controls outright in the province. Having built a reputation as a hands-on mayor, Pappas made Time magazine's list of the top 100 emerging leaders in 2023. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Dean Macpherson, DA KZN Chairperson