South Africa’s main opposition party Tuesday removed former leader Helen Zille from all party leadership roles after a disciplinary hearing over a controversial tweet in which she praised aspects of colonialism. Zille also apologised ‘unreservedly” Tuesday for the tweet, which she posted in March. Mmusi Maimane, the current leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) party, … Read more
South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, on Saturday suspended former leader Helen Zille over Twitter messages in which she said colonialism had brought benefits to the country. The DA, which won 22 percent of the vote in the last general election, hopes to make major gains in the 2019 election but it has … Read more
South Africa’s main opposition party said on Sunday that it has charged a provincial leader with misconduct over her tweet that colonialism had brought benefits including clean water. Helen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the current premier of the Western Cape, could be expelled for the tweet which unleashed fierce criticism … Read more