In The Sunday Independent Siphamandla Zondi argues that while South Africans need a viable alternative to the African National Congress, the Democratic Alliance has fallen short where it has had ample opportunity. I believe that the problem with the DA is the fact that in the minds of too many South Africans the DA is a white party that represents the interests of an entrenched minority that yearns for a post-apartheid South Africa that nonetheless protects the framework of apartheid privilege. This perception might not be fair, but a lot of South Africans hold it.
