DA leader John Steenhuisen’s decision to appoint Roman Cabanac as his chief of staff in the agriculture ministry is a staggering error of judgment.

It will leave a permanent stain on his reputation, and that of his party. It also compromises the standing of the government of national unity (GNU) and is a gift to the kleptocratic and authoritarian nationalists who have remained outside the GNU...

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