The article critiques the Democratic Alliance (DA) for its inconsistent application of accountability standards.While the DA has long demanded investigations into scandals involving the ANC, EFF, and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, it now faces scrutiny over allegations that its former leader Tony Leon's lobbying firm, Resolve Communications, used political connections to secure privileged access to government for clients.

The piece highlights the DA's reluctance to address these allegations transparently, contrasting it with the usual aggressive responses from opposition parties like the ANC and EFF when similar controversies arose.

It also references a Constitutional Court ruling requiring Cape Town to improve its affordable housing policies, underscoring broader debates about dismantling apartheid-era spatial inequalities.

The article argues that true integrity requires holding all political actors to the same standards, regardless of their affiliation, and warns that selective accountability risks reducing ethical governance from a principle to a political tool.