Mark Burke saga is a strong test of DA’s good governance swagger
Daily Maverick | 19.08.2026 17:36
Deciding to defend Dr Mark Burke – DA chairperson of federal finance and Member of Parliament on the Standing Committee on Appropriations, as well as an alternate member of the Standing Committee on Finance – on the grounds of there being “no finding of wrongdoing... that would justify the DA treating him as though such a finding had already been made” was a bold strategy by DA federal chairperson and Deputy Finance Minister Ashor Sarupen.
