DA Gauteng leader John Moodey has backed calls for the party to investigate Helen Zille's controversial tweets about apartheid.
“These statements bring back painful memories and open old wounds, both of which I had hoped to have forgotten. This conduct is not what I would have expected from a senior leader of the DA and in the current political environment. It is wrong, insensitive and indefensible. She is causing more harm to social cohesion and damaging the DA brand.
that he would not be lodging a complaint with the federal legal commission given that a number of his colleagues already had and that he would instead support their efforts. DA MP Hlanganani Gumbi and Gauteng MPL Khume Ramulifho have filed a formal complaint against Zille with the party on Tuesday. Ntuli also tweeted interim party leader John Steenhuisen that Zille should be thanked for her service and retire.Van Damme responded to a tweet saying, “I don’t know why the attacks turn to black DA public reps when someone in the DA tweets something crazy. Go to the correct people ask @jsteenhuisen, he is the interim leader. He distanced the party from something Gana said a while back & I’m sure he’ll do the same here.
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