LETTER: Getting it wrong on DA
Party’s policies aim to redress suffering of those still burdened by apartheid legacy
In a national crisis it behoves the editorial staff and journalists of Business Day, a prestigious and respected newspaper, to ensure reporting that is accurate and true. You failed the accuracy and truth test in your report on the DA leadership election (“John Steenhuisen vows to keep DA true to core principles (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/politics/2020-11-01-john-steenhuisen-vows-to-keep-da-true-to-core-principles/)”, November 1).
The article started well by stating that “the party has ... been focusing on ensuring it knows what it stands for”. But that sentence was followed by a wholly inaccurate and misleading statement: “That culminated in a policy conference in September in which it rejected economic redress policies in a country still groaning under the legacy of apartheid.”..
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