Party should not be a home for those who use their racial identity to further their prospects
23 October 2019 - 16:15
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DA members attend the party’s manifesto launch in Johannesburg. Picture: GENEVIEVE QUINTAL
Tom Mhlanga is right: the DA is not a home for all, nor should it be (“DA is not a place for all”, October 22). It should not be a home for those who use their racial identity to further their prospects in employment, business or politics, whatever their race.
What is the point of having members in a club who want to change its founding principles? Would a soccer club welcome new members whose sole object was to change its game to rugby?
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LETTER: Members must stick to DA principles
Party should not be a home for those who use their racial identity to further their prospects
Tom Mhlanga is right: the DA is not a home for all, nor should it be (“DA is not a place for all”, October 22). It should not be a home for those who use their racial identity to further their prospects in employment, business or politics, whatever their race.
What is the point of having members in a club who want to change its founding principles? Would a soccer club welcome new members whose sole object was to change its game to rugby?
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