Having resigned as a member of the KZN legislature and from the DA, Zwakele Mncwango broke his silence regarding the motivation for his decision. Mncwango said leaders were prevented from freedom of expression, but Helen Zille was allowed free rein.
He said a letter from the chairperson of the DA's Federal Council, Helen Zille, dated 6 October 2022, in which she accused him of publicly and unreasonably disparaging the party,"was what broke the camel's back".
"This is untenable and unacceptable to me. The DA always talks about freedom of speech on public platforms, but sadly it has become evident that this right is reserved for a selected few, particularly Ms Zille, who, it seems, has the right to tweet her opinions on social media without repercussions or consequences, let alone censured, as it did to others," Mncwango said.
Mncwango terminated his membership from the DA a mere three days after resigning as chief whip of the party caucus at the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.Following his resignation from the legislature, he publicly criticised the DA and cited various reasons as having forced his hand. "After all, what is good for the goose, should be good for the gander. I have, therefore, taken this deeply painful, but considered decision not to allow myself to be immured within the confines of a political party that prevents a basic constitutional right from being exercised.
"People are never targeted or marginalised for having a dissenting position. However, if a member repeatedly slags off the party in public, when they have never raised an issue internally, then they get a standard letter from me, requesting that they stop doing so. If they continue, they can then have their membership cessated," said Zille.
In a strongly-worded statement, the DA's Francois Rodgers also took aim at Mncwango for criticising the party in media interviews.
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