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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | 'Liberal' John Steenhuisen not so liberal when it comes to the Western Cape

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DA leader John Steenhuisen during the party's manifesto launch at Union Buildings on 17 February. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
DA leader John Steenhuisen during the party's manifesto launch at Union Buildings on 17 February. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

In a campaign speech in Paarl at the weekend, DA leader John Steenhuisen ticked all the boxes for how to shoot yourself in the foot ahead of a major marathon, by highlighting the "biggest risks" to the progress the DA has made in the Western Cape, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

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