THE leadership race in the Democratic Alliance (DA) has tongues wagging. But giggles accompany the speculation as Mmusi Maimane will soon face his Lindiwe Mazibuko moment: conform or ship out.Conforming means kowtowing to white patronage to ensure the pipeline produces blacks of whom the party’s ancestors can be proud. Thus, some whites are always in the background. Recall departing leader Helen Zille, who said she "made" Mazibuko — then denied it. DA dogma has it that blacks who succeed on their own must have bribed their way to the top or be close to the African National Congress (ANC).An example of this thinking was when the Department of Trade and Industry awarded the licence for the national lottery to Ithuba Holdings. DA MP Geordin Hill-Lewis said he would request clarification on the decision. According to legislation, the minister must be completely satisfied before awarding the licence that no political party or office bearer has any direct financial interest in the company...
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