Ex-Gauteng DA leader Moodey playing the race card: Steenhuisen

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In defaming former colleagues he’s deflecting attention from the sex-for-jobs scandal, the party leader says

DA leader John Steenhuisen says outgoing member John Moodey is engaged in a smear campaign against the party.The DA has hit back at former Gauteng party leader John Moodey, saying he was running away from charges of attempted bribery to smear a senior politician before he jumped ship.

It is very clear that Mr Moodey has sought to deflect attention from himself by defaming erstwhile colleagues. “It is very clear that Mr Moodey has sought to deflect attention from himself by defaming erstwhile colleagues, playing the race card and seeking to inflict as much damage on the party as he possibly could on his way out the door.”

Moodey had also taken a swipe at federal council chairperson Helen Zille for her tweets about colonialism, apartheid and race. Zille is facing disciplinary action over her latest tweets about apartheid.

 

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