DA must recall Helen Zille as Western Cape premier, ANC says
Zille sparked anger on Twitter on Thursday after a number of comments about the legacy of colonialism in SA
The ANC has called on the DA to immediately recall Western Cape premier Helen Zille following her controversial comments on social media, in which she seemed to extol colonialism. Zille sparked anger on Twitter on Thursday with her comments about the legacy of colonialism. "For those claiming legacy of colonialism was only negative‚ think of our independent judiciary‚ transport infrastructure‚ piped water etc‚" Zille tweeted. She later posted an apology. "I apologise unreservedly for a tweet that may have come across as a defence of colonialism. It was not," she said. DA leader Mmusi Maimane confirmed on Thursday that Zille will face a disciplinary process for her tweets. Maimane distanced himself from the posts and said they were unacceptable. He said Zille had breached the party’s social media policy. ANC Western Cape spokesperson Yonela Diko said: "Helen Zille has continued to defend every racist … and we call on the DA to act decisively … The ANC Western Cape calls on the DA to ...
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