The Business Day editorial of October 12 (Imagine a new political home) was wrong to refer to the DA as a party that has outlived its usefulness. An attempt was made to justify the claim by referring to the DA as a party for minorities with no discernible plan for economic growth or a platform to unite South Africans. While the party has experienced challenges, these are a result of our growing footprint across the country. We have been quick to address these and will continue with our programme of building a better SA. The DA is the only party in SA to have increased its support in each election cycle since 1994. Our organic growth has been across all racial groups — more than 16-million people now live in parts of the country governed by the DA, where pro-poor budgets are restoring the dignity of our people. When we took over Nelson Mandela Bay, Johannesburg and Tshwane we came across a shocking culture of corruption where millions had been diverted to enrich an ANC politically co...
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