Mmusi Maimane

Mmusi Maimane (born 6 June 1980) is a South African politician, businessman, and leader of Build One South Africa, a political party. Maimane was the leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) political party from 10 May 2015 to 23 October 2019, and the former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of South Africa from 29 May 2014 to 24 October 2019. He became the first black South African to lead the DA. Quotes The Church’s role is what Nathan was to David – the prophetic voice in this season. The Church determines society’s values. If politicians set the values, they’ll be shaped by global trends or money, leading to confusion, from moral looseness to gender ideology. The Church must again stand up to governments that are stripping away Judeo-Christian values. On corruption, the Church should be the first to say, “This is sin.” Corruption creates a principality that leads to poverty. When hospitals in Tembisa collapse, the Church should say, “This is wrong.” We need prophetic voices to say, “Enough.” South Africa’s largest constituency is still the Church. It must rise and give people a vision again, because people perish for lack of vision. That’s poor theology. The separation of Church and state was meant to protect the Church, not the state. It meant that the state should not interfere in the Church, not that the Church should not influence society. Every great social change – the abolition of slavery, the end of apartheid – was led by men and women of God. We’ve been wrongly taught to withdraw. People think “Church and politics” means “party politics”. It doesn’t. The Church’s influence must touch every part of life. If we pray, “Thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven”, how can we say that without being engaged in the affairs of society? Poor leadership seeks self-protection first. In 1 Kings 17, during a drought, Ahab said, “Let’s find grass for the horses”, instead of caring for the people. Servant leadership is different – it asks, “What serves everyone best?” It’s not about perfection – I have many flaws – but humility. Jesus modelled laying down His life for others. It comes at a cost. I travel constantly. My wife often holds things together at home with our three kids. But as a family we’ve said that serving this nation is worth the sacrifice. True servant leadership is suspending your own interests for the good of the people. External links Category:Living people Category:Politicians from South Africa