Our commitment as the DA is Building One SA for All, as difficult as it might be
8 October 2019
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has not and will never outsource its decision-making functions to outside bodies – doing so would be tantamount to capture of the organisation. Only a Federal Congress, the Federal Council and Executive, as well as the National Management Committee decide on the Party’s operations, policies and the like.
The DA is well aware that political parties are not islands, hence we regularly have constructive engagements with think tanks and advocacy groups like the Helen Suzman Foundation, the Free Market Foundation, the Institute of Security Studies, among others but none of the them have ever sought to influence leadership contests nor have they tried to dictate party policies with the aim of advancing narrow interests.
As the DA, we remain committed to our values of Freedom, Fairness, Opportunity and Diversity, and it is on this foundation that we work to build One South Africa for All. In the face of difficulties like racial and ethnic mobilisation, we are not deterred.
The DA notes the South African Institute of Race Relations’ (IRR) latest nefarious campaign dubbed #SaveTheOppostion.