The ANC in the Western Cape found itself alone as fellow opposition parties ganged up with the ruling DA to paint it as a failed party as the provincial legislature debated a motion of no confidence against Premier Helen Zille. Instead‚ the legislature ended up resolving to pass a motion of confidence in Zille. Members of the DA stood up cheering‚ clapping and shouting "Zille‚ Zille‚ Zille!" ANC leader Khaya […]
On Tuesday morning Helen Zille apologised for her controversial tweets on colonialism. Here is everything you need to know about her joint press conference with DA leader Mmusi Maimane. What did Zille apologise for? Zille gave an unqualified and unreserved apology for her tweets on colonialism as well as her subsequent defense thereof. She said she regrets undermining Maimane as leader of the DA. Her intention now is to do […]
‘I realise the wounds of history that my tweet and subsequent defence of it have opened,’ Zille said. Western Cape Premier Helen Zille apologised to South Africans over her tweets praising colonialism, adding her actions undermined Mmusi Maimane’s party leadership. “I realise the wounds of history that my tweet and subsequent defence of it have opened. In particular, I recognise that my actions were insensitive to South Africans who suffered […]
Western Cape premier Helen Zille says party leader Mmusi Maimane and the DA’s federal executive “pre-judged” her when arriving at their decision to suspend her from party duties. The Democratic Alliance’s highest decision-making body decided by “an overwhelming majority” to officially suspend Zille on Wednesday until her disciplinary hearing is concluded. “The Federal Executive agreed that Ms Zille’s social media commentary and public utterances in connection with colonialism breaks down […]
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape is calling on embattled Democratic Alliance (DA) member, Helen Zille to resign from her position as provincial premier. This after the DA's federal executive on Saturday suspended Zille from all party activities pending the outcome of her disciplinary process. Earlier this year, Zille stirred conversation within the country after she tweeted comments suggesting that despite negative opinion about colonialism, it has […]
Former Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille is set to appear before the party’s disciplinary panel on Friday for her tweets on colonialism. This was confirmed on Monday by Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach, chairperson of the DA's federal legal commission, who said it would be a "first appearance". "They will set timelines. No evidence will be led," she told News24. Zille has been charged with having brought the DA into disrepute, and […]
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was formally charged on Wednesday with bringing the Democratic Alliance into disrepute and damaging the party. DA federal committee chairman James Selfe confirmed that formal charges had been laid regarding her public views on colonialism‚ reported News24. TimesLIVE reported earlier this month that Zille would face disciplinary action for her tweets about colonialism. "The charge against Ms Zille is that she has allegedly violated the […]
The Federal Executive of the Democratic Alliance has taken a decision to institute formal disciplinary action against Helen Zille, following recommendations presented by the Party’s Federal Legal Commission (FLC). This follows her controversial tweets on colonialism, in which she states colonialism was “not that bad”. Addressing the media on Sunday, afternoon DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the charge against Zille is that she has “allegedly violated the Party’s Federal Constitution […]
Political parties will try and show the “true legacy” of colonialism when the Western Cape provincial legislature debate Helen Zille’s recent tweets on Tuesday. Western Cape Premier Zille came under fire recently when she tweeted that colonialism was not all bad. “Getting on to an aeroplane now and won’t get on to the wi-fi so that I can cut off those who think every aspect of colonial legacy was bad,” […]
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