This is the full statement issued by DA leader Mmusi Maimane on Tuesday, when Western Cape Premier Helen Zille apologised for her tweet about colonialism. When I was elected leader of the Democratic Alliance two years ago‚ I received an overwhelming mandate to grow the party by bringing South Africans of all races together. Since then‚ we have set our sights on unseating the ANC from government in order to save our country. This project has never been more urgent. A corrupt cabal has captured the state for the purpose of personal enrichment‚ and our governing party appears powerless to act against it. As a result‚ our country faces an unprecedented economic crisis with jobs being lost every day. If ever there was a time for unity of purpose‚ this is it. It is therefore deeply unfortunate that‚ over the last few weeks‚ we have expended energy dealing with Helen Zille’s tweet of March 16 and the fallout that resulted from it. Let me say from the outset that Helen Zille’s record in fig...
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