Like Judas Iscariot, President Jacob Zuma’s ANC covenanted with the People’s Republic of China to betray the principles of a free, just and fair society by denying the Dalai Lama a visa for thirty pieces of silver. Like Judas, President Zuma loves money more than principles. He is willing to trade our country’s patrimony for everything we fought for, stand for and care about.
   

   
It is possible to hold an independent view and a principled position and yet negotiate a relationship with the People’s Republic of China. But President Zuma is unable and unwilling to stand firm on issues of principle. The irony is that Communist China will respect him more if he showed some courage and integrity. But his estimation of our nation is so low that he is willing to surrender everything we value for thirty pieces of silver.
   

   
Today, 20 years of democracy later, is another dark day for South Africa. Our human-rights based foreign policy has been sacrificed on the altar of expediency and the party interests of the ANC. The national government makes a mockery of our nationhood, identity and values. We shrink in embarrassment at the shoddy treatment of the community of Nobel Laureates.

Issued by DA