Fight back was under Tony Leon, remember. 

The procurement legislation was laid down by the national parliament. I don't think she wants to circumvent the procurement legislation. A way will have to be found to procure new, innovative technologies without having to go to tender. Under the current legislation, it is impossible. Emergency purchases have often been used by the parastatals like Eskom to circumvent the procurement system. The trick will be to change the legislation in such a way that in cannot be exploited for nefarious purposes.

How does an opposition party seek consensus with the current ANC? They can't be trusted. To this day, central government has not declared the drought an emergency in any province. Some aid to "emerging" farmers was channeled through water affairs, agriculture and land affairs. It is now emerging that even in providing emergency aid, they managed to steal. The inability to co-operate cuts both ways. There is real hatred for the DA in the ANC.