[1] Hoosen joined the Independent Democrats in 2005 and served as head of the party's campaign in the 2006 municipal elections.
[11] In 2011, Errol Walters, who served on the Democratic Alliance's electoral college, stated that the party was 'rife with nepotism and cronyism', alluding to the 'parachuting' of Hoosen's wife- Sharon Chetty.
Jumuna, previously known as Shan Mohangi, was convicted of the murder of Hazel Mullen in Dublin, Ireland in 1962.
[13] This is completely untrue as Shan Mohangi's past was public knowledge and was consistently on the front page of all newspapers during previous election campaigns.
The ANC provincial spokesman, Mdumiseni Ntuli, stated that Hoosen's 'apartheid past effectively disqualified him from running for the eThekwini mayoral position'.
The DA's rhetoric suggests that foreigners are responsible for high unemployment rates and job theft from South Africans, a perspective that has faced backlash for promoting xenophobia.