Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chairperson Helen Zille explained her controversial tweet from 2017, which sparked significant outrage.
‘SA better than during apartheid even under Zuma’ – Helen ZilleZille had tweeted that the legacy of colonialism was not “only negative,” arguing that it contributed to the establishment of an independent judiciary and the provision of piped water.
“It’s just ridiculous how you say one perfectly honest thing that is true and it grows legs and arms and horns and devils’ tails…nonsense.”“I said the legacy of colonialism is not only negative. Obviously, it means a lot was negative but let’s keep the stuff that wasn’t. Formal education is a legacy, hospitals are a legacy, and electricity generation is a legacy,” she said.
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