DA Must Change Complexion to Lead

A generation is something around 25 years – the time it takes children to become adults and have their own children.

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It's almost hard to believe that the country's erstwhile official opposition, the DA, has been around for a generation.

These days, of course, they're part of the government of national unity (GNU) which has itself just celebrated its first birthday.

If a day in politics is a long time, then 25 years can seem like an eternity – and as one looks at the scorecard for the DA over that time, you would have to say it has left a considerable impression on South African politics.