BRYAN ROSTON: DA shoots itself in the foot by bungling succession
Setbacks in promoting black leaders will prove a challenge when seeking votes in townships
21 September 2020 - 11:06
With the governing party corroded by corruption and eating itself from within, it is dispiriting that an imminent election to lead the official opposition party generates so little excitement. This is remarkable as the winner will, in theory, be the face of our alternative government.
The absence of enthusiasm for the DA election is partly because it is seen as a shoe-in for interim leader John Steenhuisen to assume the role permanently. But, more importantly, and unhappily for SA, the idea of the DA representing an alternative government in any foreseeable future remains just that — an idea...
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