LETTER: Are Maimane and Mashaba conspiring?
Maybe they are plotting to form a new middle-ground party
I agree with Sandy Johnston’s take on Helen Zille and the DA (“Zille needed despite lies”, October 22). She has been lied about for years by the ANC-leaning media as they identified her as a threat to their corrupt hegemony and wanted her out of the way. The voters believe the ANC lies no matter what they have done — or not done.
And how about Mmusi Maimane’s “you are my hero” to Herman Mashaba? First he goes to the announcement to support Mashaba in his resignation and then he tells the world Mashaba is his hero, after he has denigrated the DA. I think both are basically good people, but Maimane should no longer be leading the DA. Tony Leon’s committee was right: he should resign after saying this...
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