04 May 2015
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04 May 2015
The 30 minute debate has ended.
04 May 2015
Wilmot: If Maimane wins, I will stand behind him, and if I
win, he will stand behind me.
04 May 2015
Maimane: I can take this party forward, even with
disagreement.
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Maimane: We are able to disagree and then we can communicate
about it.
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Waldimar asks if voters will be confused by two DA leaders going head-to-head in public.
04 May 2015
James says the best thing that can be done for poor communities is job creation and proper education.
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Maimane says that besides speaking to poor communities, we should be able to live with them and not just visit them.
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Maimane: We should build an activist country.
04 May 2015
James: Religion should be kept out of politics, but we
should be tolerant of others.
04 May 2015
James says there that church and state needs to be separate and that the boundary between the two should be observed.
04 May 2015
Maimane is questioned over his church and gay rights.
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Maimane says he chooses to uphold his faith.
04 May 2015
Maimane: Schools should have a choice.
04 May 2015
The issues of secular schools is being addressed.
04 May 2015
The debates seems to be heating up over the discussion on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Both seem to sit on opposite sides of the fence.
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James: The Bill of Rights cannot be made conditional.
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Maimane it is the right of the people of SA to voice their opinion.
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James there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitution.
04 May 2015
Maimane: I don't support the death penalty. There are a lot of flaws in our judicial system.
04 May 2015
The participants are addressing the granting of bail on rape cases.
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James: It’s the ANC’s policy to keep the statues standing.
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Maimane says in the past the statues were addressed in a different way and that defacing the statues were anarchy. "I want to see Parliament to debate this issue."
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Maimane the statues show that we are an inclusive society and that what has failed is transformation.
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James:
Statues must stay, but must be repurposed to serve a greater
purpose.
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James: Statues should stay, reminds us of our
history, whatever it may be.
04 May 2015
They are being question about the removal of statues.
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Maimane: We can’t allow the ANC to stay in power.
04 May 2015
Maimane says it important in government to grow.
04 May 2015
Maimane: Governing in Tshwane is important for the DA
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Maimane: We’ve learnt some key lessons, job now is to learn
how to grow.
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Maimane says the DA is well managed and organised, and the DA needs to focus on how it grows.
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He says it important to keep the values of the DA.
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James says there is a risk of the DA growing to fast, but they have struggled to break into the black community. "The potential there is large".
04 May 2015
James says it is important to look after the coloured community. He says to grow the party it is important to bring them along and address their specific issues.
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Maimane: I have the back of every South African, colour
doesn’t matter.
04 May 2015
Maimane is asked if he has the "back of the coloured" voters.
04 May 2015
Maimane: Zille’s role will still continue in the DA going
forward, just in another capacity.
04 May 2015
Maimane says Zille captained a very good team and she will always be there if the party needed. He said the party will continue to grow with her at their said.