Zille, 2 DA MPs face disciplinary processes over controversial tweets

[Nom Chompsky]

Two DA MPs and former party leader Helen Zille are set to undergo disciplinary processes over a series of tweets in the last week which caused public outcry.

This was announced by DA leader Mmusi Maimane and returning chief whip John Steenhuisen when the two leaders addressed the media today, following the first sitting of the party’s parliamentary caucus for the sixth Parliament.

Maimane distanced himself yet again from a series of tweets by Zille – this time on “black privilege”.

Zille responded to a tweet on white privilege saying: “Well you clearly don’t understand black privilege. It is being able to loot a country and steal hundreds of billions and get re-elected. If ppl want permanent poverty for the masses they are going about it the right way. #BlackPrivilege”

Maimane said the party would be dealing internally with the matter, though he was unspecific as to how it would be done.

Zille was previously sanctioned over her tweets regarding colonialism – the sanctions included being banned from party activities and structures but those sanctions appeared to be lifted in recent months when she was given the green light to hit the campaign trail.

Two DA MPs – Michael Cardo and Ghaleb Cachalia – caused a row on social media last week as well. Cardo referred to a user as being the reincarnation of late Twitter user Pieter Howes, who allegedly suffered from depression and took his own life as a result.

“Hell’s bells, it’s like Pieter Howes has been reincarnated with Tourette’s syndrome,” Cardo tweeted.

Meanwhile Cachalia referred to 702 radio host Eusebius McKaiser as a “woman scorned”, a comment which Twitter users took to task, labelling it a homophobic slur.

Steenhusien said the two would be dealt with as their tweets affected the image of the party.

https://city-press.news24.com/News/...-processes-over-controversial-tweets-20190521

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Funny, no action over the black DA youth leader's tweet regarding that North West teacher debacle which really did cost them votes in the North West.

 

[Temujin]

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

They really are a bunch of twats these days. Leadership of yesteryear must be rolling eyeballs en masse

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

Funny, no action over the black DA youth leader's tweet regarding that North West teacher debacle which really did cost them votes in the North West.

Or indeed Mmusi himself:

https://twitter.com/x/status/998132788732850176

 

[Fulcrum29]

Or indeed Mmusi himself:

https://twitter.com/x/status/998132788732850176

Nah, his call against Afrikaans was worse, then he backtracked like if there is no tomorrow because he has 'forgotten' the 'colour' of his Western Cape vote.

 

[Ninja'd]

 

[SAguy]

Meanwhile Cachalia referred to 702 radio host Eusebius McKaiser as a “woman scorned”, a comment which Twitter users took to task, labelling it a homophobic slur.

lol... Not supporting homophobic slurs, but it is a fitting way to describe this tit.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Honestly.. Zille is 100% right in her tweet in terms of the message she is trying to convey.... The Da are doing themselves no favours by trying to be all SJW about this... Discipline her and you need to discipline mmusi as well. They need to be above this identity politics and SJW bollocks to earn my vote going forward...

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

now referring to some moany male as a woman scorned is homophobic, jaysus

 

[LazyLion]

What a bunch of morons. This party is not much better than the other congress of clowns. The future of this country really is dark.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

 

[nightjar]

lol... Not supporting homophobic slurs, but it is a fitting way to describe this tit.

Tit is overstatement.
Nipple would be more accurate.

 

[Kosmik]

And they wonder why their votes deteriorated, idiots.

 

[Gaz{M}]

The woke youth didn't even vote for the DA, so no need to pander to them.

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Well Michael Cardo, one of the MPs apparently charged, has checked in with senior party leaders and he hasn't been charged (?).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1131066572045471744

 

[CTBP]

Politicians need an expiry date, all of them, the longer they stay in power the worse they get it seems, every single last one of them needs to just go away and be replaced with younger, smarter, more competent leadership, they are all a bunch of incompetent idiots who have over stayed their welcome.

 

[stroller]

What a bunch of morons. This party is not much better than the other congress of clowns. The future of this country really is dark.

The DA is one better. It's composition is not just clowns but the whole circus.

 

[stroller]

Politicians need an expiry date, all of them, the longer they stay in power the worse they get it seems, every single last one of them needs to just go away and be replaced with younger, smarter, more competent leadership, they are all a bunch of incompetent idiots who have over stayed their welcome.

"Nappies and politicians should be changed regularly and for the same reason."
Can't remember where I read this but it is so apt.

 

[konfab]

Politicians need an expiry date, all of them, the longer they stay in power the worse they get it seems, every single last one of them needs to just go away and be replaced with younger, smarter, more competent leadership, they are all a bunch of incompetent idiots who have over stayed their welcome.

The issue in question is perpetuated by mostly young people who believe in the woke racial nationalism.