Op-Ed: The Incredible Whiteness of Being (the DA) By Nic Spaull
The infographic below is telling.
What kind of logic do you have to use to conclude that in a hyper-racialised country like South Africa it’s OK to have 59% of your representatives come from 9% of the population? And specifically, the group that systematically oppressed and benefited from apartheid. And somehow this is a winning strategy?ut we pick the best candidates for the job, irrespective of race
The implication is that there are no competent black people within the DA to lead it. It may well be the case that there are not enough black leaders in the DA, but the first place to start looking for answers is in the party itself.
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