ANC wants Helen Zille’s tweets discussed in provincial legislature
Party’s acting Western Cape chairperson has written to the speaker requesting an urgent debate on the premier’s tweets that appeared to justify colonialism
The ANC in the Western Cape wants the provincial legislature to debate Premier Helen Zille’s colonial tweets. Khaya Magaxa‚ the party’s acting chairperson‚ on Monday wrote to speaker Sharna Fernandez requesting an urgent debate on the matter. Zille last week caused an uproar on Twitter when she posted tweets that appeared to be justifying colonialism. "For those claiming legacy of colonialism was ONLY negative‚ think of our independent judiciary‚ transport infrastructure‚ piped water etc‚" she tweeted. "Would we have had a transition into specialised health care and medication without colonial influence? Just be honest‚ please‚" she wrote in a second tweet. Zille had just landed in SA after an official trip from Singapore and her tweets were linked to her observation on that country’s progress after it was also colonised. The tweets have landed Zille in trouble with her party which is currently investigating them with a view to holding an internal disciplinary process. Said Magaxa: ...
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