On the surface, ours was an amicable conversation, but I could feel the latent anger in his seven-page hand-written let.” - Raenette Taljaard

It would mean unquestioning loyalty and assumed support for his positions in debates and internal caucus votes — something I was not able to give at all times

“It was not only that the tone of South African politics had altered and become ever more acrimonious, but that I could not ignore how ill at ease I felt in representing the DA.

I left feeling somewhat uneasy about his defensive tone and his choice of words.