Leader of The Opposition in The National Assembly
In May 2007, Sandra Botha was elected by the Democratic Alliance as their representative and official Leader of the Opposition. Botha gained a majority over former NP cabinet minister, Tertius Delport.
Up until she stepped down from Parliament in 2009, Botha has challenged the government on many issues. In particular, Botha was vocal about her dissatisfaction following a scandal where four white doctors in the Western Cape relocated overseas. South Africa's controversial affirmative action policies had allegedly prevented them from working in government hospitals, despite a shortage of doctors and many vacancies in the province. Then president Thabo Mbeki denied that this was the case and rebuked Botha for making serious allegations against him based on one newspaper article. Botha has also called for a major overhaul of the education system.
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