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.[…]
President Jacob Zuma is expected to host an Africa Day Celebration at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on Thursday. The Presidency said Africa Day was celebrated annually on May 25 to mark the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 1963 and the African Union[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The DA has set a date for the first steps of a possible disciplinary inquiry into Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s comments about colonialism, James Selfe, the chairperson of the party’s federal executive, said on Wednesday. The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 25. Based on a report of[…]
Acting DA Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela says former party leader Helen Zille’s controversial tweets about colonialism on Thursday may result in a loss of voter support. “Without a doubt these comments have a negative impact to the people we [the DA] are trying to attract who are black people,”[…]
Democracy has failed in Africa, or at least that is how western governments may look upon the continent which hosts 11 of the world’s longest reigning leaders. These presidents have been in power for such a long time that they have become synonymous with their countries and with corruption. Keith[…]
A small group of protesting University of Cape Town students spray painted the busts of General Jan Smuts and Maria Emmeline Barnard Fuller red on Monday, saying they did not want to see the painful symbols of white colonial repression. Earlier on Monday, they had erected a green and silver[…]
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