So some say Cyril must be left alone because it emboldens the RET faction. Some say he must be left alone because DD will be President. When did the lowest common denominator become the standard? Mediocrity accepted. A race to the bottom, this.

The problem with the ANC is an internal culture where corruption has been tolerated and protected it has become so entrenched it cannot be reversed. This is not to say everyone in the ANC is rotten, no. I am saying that the very structure that holds it all together is rotten.

Are there good people in the ANC? Definitely. Is everyone in the ANC bad? No. But what chances do those people have against a machinery that has been primed to protect and embolden the bad? The ANC is broken beyond repair as it stands. Fixing it would take decades as I see it.

So the DA is a party in government. Clean audits regularly. Best service delivery regularly. Why is that? It’s not that DA people are special, it is because of an internal culture that emphasizes excellence. Sure we don’t always get it right, but excellence is the standard.

What we need to do is translate that technical excellence into an emotional connection. And appeal to more South Africans. We don’t always get it right, but I know many are trying. The DA is not perfect, far from, but what you can count on is a standard of excellence.