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The issue was addressed in a briefing on Monday after the party’s first political conference over the weekend.
FILE: President of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille. Image: Sethembiso Zulu / EWN.
CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday dismissed allegations that it was purging black leaders.
The issue was addressed in a briefing after the party’s first political conference over the weekend.
DA federal council chair Helen Zille said the charges against certain party members had nothing to do with the color of their skin.
The district attorney has been accused of targeting black leaders since Mmusi Maimane resigned from the party in 2019.
Last week, its Gauteng leader, John Moodey, resigned, saying he disagreed with the direction the prosecutor was taking.
But Zille dismissed the claim that black leaders were being targeted.
“We have many black leaders in the Office of the Prosecutor and when a white person is accused of something we do not talk about a purge, an exodus or anything. We have a fair and due process and that applies to everyone, ”Zille said.
DA policy chief Gwen Ngwenya also emphasized the party’s economic policy adopted at the weekend. She said the party was willing to lose votes for its stance on economic policy.
“This question about whether it is worth losing votes on principle, for example if it were a policy on the death penalty. Of course, it is worth losing votes on principle, ”he said.
The district attorney is expected to converge again in October for his federal congress to elect new leadership.
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