STRAIGHT TALK
25 August 2023
In politics, as in life, true power comes from aligning our actions with our highest values and principles. Faced with a tough decision, principles are the star pointing to “true north”.
The DA has come under pressure to accept the Patriotic Alliance into the Multi-Party Charter, a pre-election agreement sealed last week between seven opposition parties to get the ANC out, keep the EFF out, and offer South Africa a new government in 2024.
The PA’s actions in Nelson Mandela Bay this week once again show why they do not belong in the Charter. They had the opportunity to vote the ANC/EFF coalition out, but instead decided to support them, as they have done in Joburg and nine other local governments across the country.
Actions speak louder than words. This week, the PA’s actions yet again told us exactly what kind of party they are: a party that puts their own interests first, a party for sale to the highest bidder, and a party that does not subscribe to the shared governing principles that the signatories to the Multi-Party Charter have pledged fealty to: