On the hustings: Tony Leon talks crooks and charlatans, CR's decency and the DA's warts | PieterDuToit
A sign of how bad things have become, Leon says, is the ever-louder grumblings from the normally quiet and reserved South African Reserve Bank."They're now speaking out, on everything from load shedding to our unsustainable levels of debt. I mention it because the only way to introduce a menu of reform is to confront those who are blocking it."
Leon's own party isn't without its faults – and he cites the Patricia de Lille affair and an oft muddled election message as two drawbacks – but says the scoreboard tells a vastly different tale of the DA than it does of the ANC."That's why you get people… Helen called them refugees… streaming into the Western Cape," he says, grinning at Zille's infamous remark.
A good example of government getting in the way of business and job creation is the mining industry, where investment has drastically fallen. "The DA is measured against the standards of perfection and the ANC is measured against the standards of failure. The DA, by any measure, even on its worst days, is better than the ANC. They are just more responsible, have fewer corrupt people and stand for something beyond power."
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