GARETH VAN ONSELEN: The DA opens its door to racial quotas
12 October 2016 - 10:35
ON January 19 this year, in response to a series of crises that had hit the party, DA leader Mmusi Maimane delivered a speech on race and the DA’s attitude towards it going forward. Among a series of undertakings, Maimane stated that, "from today, I will require our structures, at constituency, regional and provincial levels, to set targets for the recruitment and development of candidates for public office. These targets, and the progress made towards achieving them, will be reviewed regularly by the federal executive."
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