South Africa's Zille Suspended, But Still Cape Premier
An "overwhelming majority" of Democratic Alliance members voted to suspend Western Cape Premier Helen Zille from party activities pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing over a series of pro-colonialism tweets she wrote in March 2017.
Helen Zille (file photo).
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South Africa:
Premier Zille 'Pre-Judged' by Opposition Party Leaders?
News24Wire, 7 June 2017
Western Cape premier Helen Zille says party leader Mmusi Maimane and the DA's federal executive "pre-judged" her when arriving at their decision to suspend her from party duties. Read more »
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South Africa:
Helen Zille Needs to Listen to Mmusi Maimane - Former Chief Whip
News24Wire, 7 June 2017
Former Democratic Alliance parliamentary chief whip Douglas Gibson is the latest leader to come out in support of party leader Mmusi Maimane. Read more »
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South Africa:
#ZilleTradeoff - Why Helen Zille Could Be Found Guilty
Daily Maverick, 6 June 2017
To grow substantively in 2019, the DA has to adopt a jurisprudential philosophy that could, unfortunately, be used to hold WC Premier, Helen Zille, responsible for bringing the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Step Aside, Zille, Says Departing MP
Daily Maverick, 5 June 2017
Mmusi (Maimane) has to get the DA ready for peak performance heading towards the 2019 elections, not be spending time putting out internal fires , especially the volcanic eruption… Read more »
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South Africa:
Zille to Make First Appearance Before DA Disciplinary Panel
News24Wire, 5 June 2017
Former Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille is set to appear before the party's disciplinary panel on Friday for her tweets on colonialism. Read more »
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South Africa:
Helen Zille Must Resign - ANC Western Cape
News24Wire, 4 June 2017
The African National Congress in the Western Cape on Sunday called for the immediate resignation former Democratic Alliance party leader and Western Cape premier, Helen Zille. Read more »
InFocus
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This weekend saw an announcement by the Democratic Alliance, led Mmusi Maimane, that the party is suspending DA Western Cape leader (and the former party leader) Helen Zille for ... Read more »
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Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape and former leader of official opposition party the Democratic Alliance, may be expelled from the organisation over her tweets defending ... Read more »