‘A black woman’s ambition is not a crime,’ Lindiwe Mazibuko says in defence of Patricia de Lille
As Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille enters the ring to fight for her political life‚ she can count on two esteemed politicians being in her corner. Lindiwe Mazibuko‚ former parliamentary leader of the DA‚ and Makhosi Khoza‚ former ANC parliamentarian‚ have come out in support of the embattled mayor. Mazibuko tweeted on Sunday: "I am sick of people describing @PatriciaDeLille as ‘power drunk’ as if this empty accusation can be legitimized by repetition. A black woman’s ambition is not a crime. A black woman exercising power in elected office is not an aberration. We see you & your dog whistle politics." Mazibuko’s show of support was in response to Twitter user Stefan Maree‚ who had earlier tweeted that De Lille was power drunk. Meanwhile Khoza wrote: "I stand with @MamphelaR‚ with @LindiMazibuko‚ with @PatriciaDeLille and @mbalimcdust who suffered at the hands of the @Our–DA. The political space is not friendly to women. It’s easy to speak ideology & rhetoric‚ what matters are our ...
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