On Wednesday, the DA in the Western Cape legislature described the motion of no confidence in premier Helen Zille as "baseless’’.Opposition ANC members tabled the motion against Zille in June, when the DA suspended her from party activities following an outcry about her tweets that appeared to support colonialism.Addressing the media on Wednesday‚ DA caucus chairperson Lorraine Botha said the party would debate the motion of no confidence."The contents of this motion will be debated in the house for a third time now‚ hence we are saying it is baseless because the content in terms of the DA will not change‚" said Botha.She said the DA anticipated a robust discussion on Zille’s performance as premier of the Western Cape and the multitude of successes achieved under her leadership."How will the party vote? …we will vote in the confidence of the premier‚" she said."The fact is that the ANC in the Western Cape are a total mess. Factionalism is rife‚ and the party’s metro region has been ...
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