Unless the DA makes space for another contender by consistently shooting itself in the foot, there is no political party that can come close to beating the ANC at the polls. Yet the DA seems intent on stretching the loyalty of its traditional and potential supporters to the limit.

The party’s latest use of internal party rules and regulations to deny South Africans the opportunity to hear the views of those contesting leadership roles within the party is short-sighted in the extreme...

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