There is no doubt as to who emerged as the clear winner in the turmoil in the DA that saw the departure of three key figures last week. But for Helen Zille, this may turn out to have been a Pyrrhic victory.

She’s got her DA back, but at what cost to the party’s prospects of broadening its support base and emerging as a genuine alternative to the ANC government? ..

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