Tony Leon
Tony Leon
Anthony James "Tony" Leonis a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance. He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from leadership in 2007. Before that, he led the Democratic Party from 1994. He is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the advent of democracy in 1994. Although still a member of the DA, he served as the South African...
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We need to match the promises of the Constitution with action; action which enables women to be free from fear, and which gives them proper access to public healthcare, public education and economic opportunity.
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Only the DP has the guts to stand up to the ANC.
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I think voters are repulsed by the floor-crossers who took away their democratic mandate and this is an opportunity to make it right.
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But an ordinary reading of his remarks on the occasion - as well as camera footage of the conference - clearly indicated he was making an accusation of sabotage. He is even shown clearly using the word 'sabotage'.
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You cannot have a constitutional democracy with the National Intelligence Agency behaving in this fashion.
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Today local government is in a state of crisis. If we continue this way, South Africa will fail.