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.

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Helen Zille (file photo).

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