’I am here today to speak to the real heroes because you are the ones who will save this country.’
The DA came under fire after it put up posters in Phoenix, which read “The ANC called you racists” and “The DA calls you heroes”, and were slammed with claims that they referred to the murder of 36 black South Africans in Phoenix during the civil unrest that engulfed KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng in July. After a huge uproar, the posters were taken down by the party last week.
“I know how much propaganda is involved, as I myself became a victim of propaganda on social media when I publicly praised the community of Phoenix for standing against lawlessness and destruction. Hand-in-hand with senior IFP leaders, you were doing here what I was doing with IFP leaders in my own community in Ulundi.
“All of this was being done in close co-operation with law enforcement and within the bounds of the law. I thanked you then, and I thank you now because I know that countless citizens stood up for law and order. Because of you, livelihoods were protected and lives were saved. “Hundreds of social media posts wished a slow and painful death on Buthelezi. All manner of expletives and insults were hurled at me, as people questioned how I could be so racist against my own people. But it was all manufactured. It was all lies. It was intended not only to damage my reputation but to spark greater hatred between Indians and blacks; because I am known as a Zulu Indian. I refused to take the bait.
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