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 have shown the world that South Africa is not among those nations who allow corruption to unravel the fabric of their country's soul.
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If you vote ANC, you get failed delivery and corruption. Voting for a third party is the same as voting ANC. And if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve.
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They say they are going to stop corruption at the ANC ... crocodiles are going to become vegetarians.
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And like a cancer, corruption and mismanagement are destroying delivery, spreading to every level of government.
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When change does not happen and bread and butter issues tackled -- people become cynical and disillusioned.
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We always knew we had a tough program. We knew we couldn't look past any of these teams. We knew we had the potential. Our guys left it all on the mat.
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You cannot have a constitutional democracy with the National Intelligence Agency behaving in this fashion.
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We will help the poor. We will stop corruption. We will accelerate delivery.
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Only the DP has the guts to stand up to the ANC.
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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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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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Someone is going to get left behind who can beat a Division II or Division IV kid.
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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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Fortunately we were not hit, but there was a lot of volatility. People are understandably and justifiably angry.