MK party welcomes passing of Bela Bill by National Assembly

Thank goodness. The emotional pain and mental agony this caused me is beyond words. I applaud our justice minister for sticking to it though. Cadres never cause me emotional harm.

?????. Let’s cue the applause for praising water for being wet.

Dispute resolution mechanism is the only hope of resolving so much tension among opposing parties. It needs to be handled with care, open mindedness and total sincerity. We need to maintain the GNU at all costs. The GNU is the best thing that has happened to us under the circumstances.

I'm really hoping that the ANC, DA and other GNU partners are able to take a mature and constructive approach to sorting out these issues over the next few months and years. We need stability in government, and we need to keep the lunatic left out of power. They're just not progressive, at all.

Pretty measured comments all round from Steenhuisen - I applaud him for that. And especially for admitting he got the appointment of Cabanac so, so, badly wrong! Hopefully the DA learns from this going forward! And maybe other parties could look in the mirror a bit too?

Congratulations to DM staff for your earlier excellent exposé of Roman Cabanac and his appointment by Steenhuisen. The request for Cabanac now to resign must be, in large part, thanks to your report.

I'm wondering if all those DM readers who were so eager to find a new political home over this incident have settled at their new homes yet. Hope so. Anyway, I am glad the DA have come to their senses, unlike other parties who just steam roll over their problems.

John Steenhuisen has set and example of how to rectify bad decision and hope others (parties) will follow this example! However, I can't help wondering if this was a planned tactical stunt of JS to show off/others what has to happen in such circumstances!

Spineless character, this Spohn Speenhuizen.

Thank you, DA, you have shown that principles still matter. Unlike the ANC protecting a tainted Justice Minister or the MK putting clearly biased individuals in oversight of our judges. This is why I vote DA.

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