LETTER: DA should consider a joint leadership team
As municipal elections loom, the DA seems adrift with its internal divisions being laid bare
Regardless of whether the DA sees itself as a government in waiting, the strongest possible official opposition, or merely just a flag-bearer of the kind of values that are needed to restore honesty, honour and competence to our political and societal establishments, it is vital that the party presents cohesiveness, coherency and a united sense of purpose.
Rightly or wrongly, there is a public perception that these characteristics are missing from the party at the moment and typically, as leadership elections loom, any internal divisions become aggravated as party members link with personalities, sometimes with self-serving purposes, rather than competence and political principles...
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