Regarding the Zille debacle for the DA.  And make no mistake. The leadership has sacrificed it's integrity for the sake of short term political gain. I have been active in DA politics since the 1950s, having been introduced into the Progressive Party by Zac de Beer and Jan Steytler in the Eastern Cape. I was also involved in Struggle Activism. At no time would leaders such as Colin Eglin have prostituted themselves dishonestly for expediency. The DA's strength came from it's integrity. Making issue of a self-evident truth undermines those principles. It is sad. Zille never praised colonialism as being good; she simply said it was not all bad. And I do not believe that the current leadership if speaking honestly, would not say the same. They shame the DA.