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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Greater emphasis should be paid to expanding employment and improving education, for these are the only factors that guarantee the success of black South Africans in the long run.
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The big men and women of government live in a safe and luxurious bubble and have no idea what ordinary South Africans go through every day.
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No more back-door tenders. No more closed-door meetings. We are going to open all portfolio committees, executive committees and council meetings to the media and the public.
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You cannot have a constitutional democracy with the National Intelligence Agency behaving in this fashion.
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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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I sincerely hope that people will vote on the issues, because if they do, the Democratic Alliance will do very well.
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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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Only the DP has the guts to stand up to the ANC.
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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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A climate of fear has been allowed to develop where parents are too scared to let their children attend school and of allowing them to play outside.
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It is time to clear the air, punish the guilty and protect the whistleblowers.
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This is the legacy of 45 years of National Party rule... Now is the time for a new government that has the will and the support of the majority to address the imbalances created by the apartheid system,
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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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It has failed to provide coverage of most DA events since the launch of our campaign in Durban on January 15.