DA leaders report Helen Zille's apartheid tweets to disciplinary body

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Two DA public representatives have filed formal complaints against the chairperson of the party's federal council, Helen Zille, over her tweets about apartheid.

Gumbi's complaint concerns a possible breach of the DA digital media policy and the party's constitution.

He confirmed to TimesLIVE on Tuesday that he filed the complaint with the party but would not comment further. But on his Twitter page, Gumbi had voiced his stance on Zille's apartheid tweets. “They were denied access to basic human rights, they were segregated, they were arrested, they were murdered and went into exile fighting for a democratic SA.

Party spokesperson Solly Malatsi, when asked about whether there were formal complaints against Zille, referred TimesLIVE to a reply by Steenhuisen where he confirmed that Zille's tweets were referred to the party's structures after the two had a conversation about them. “The high court judgment which says it is OK for a government to choose who it helps in a time of crisis on the basis of race, is abhorrent. It must be taken on appeal, and we will do that,” said Steenhuisen.

 

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