LETTER: DA policy on land is clear
Land reform can and must be implemented without sacrificing our Constitution, writes Mmusi Maimane
Since you raise several observations about the state of the party in your editorial, spanning the effect of Cyril Ramaphosa, the Cape Town water crisis, contestation for leadership positions and the land debate, it is not immediately clear what you mean by the DA’s "soul" (DA needs to find its soul, March 12). All of these are indeed challenges. Any party big enough to govern a province and four metros will face challenges of this nature, and more. It is how we meet these challenges that is telling. And nothing in the DA’s response to any of the issues raised in your editorial suggests we have compromised our values or forgotten, in any way, why we do what we do. Yes, "Ramaphoria" has had an effect on all parties, but it will wear off and reality will set in. Yes, the water crisis and the leadership issue in Cape Town have been challenging, but we dealt decisively with the former and are doing so with the latter, ANC games notwithstanding. Yes, there is contestation for positions wi...
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