All a person has left is his/her integrity, honour and reputation. Look at it like this: if you were accused in the work place, etc of a charge you knew, despite all said and done, wrong, baseless and unfair, would you plead guilty and resign because of the public's 'perception'? Anyone who says they would is a liar. To do so is to confirm that perception - perception quickly becomes 'truth' - and that's how history will remember you. Even Brian Molefe is trying to influence that.

Zille is defending this - so far it's early days and according to procedure until Maimane jumped the gun (how could he not know the constitution?) - because she's hard-headed and wants to be right, yes, but I suspect more so because her integrity demands it. Unless and until you've been in a position where your reputation and integrity was questioned, and you'd do what you must to protect it, I suggest you and others reconsider what that 'honourable thing' is. Anything else is just talk and second-guessing.