Recent developments in the party show that politically active black people are welcome only if they don't dare to think for themselves and are prepared to follow, not lead.
The DA may be pleased to learn that its story is, in a sense, that of post-1994 South Africa. It will be less pleased to hear that this makes it a symptom of a problem that has obstructed progress for a quarter of a century.
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