Kohler-Barnard must appear before ethics committee over racism, promotion of apartheid
20 January 2016
As DA leader Mmusi Maimane yesterday staged a big live-television sham, paying lip service to his party's commitment to non-racialism, his senior MP in Parliament would have to account to the ethics committee regarding her racism, including openly promoting the evil and murderous system of apartheid.
Whilst Maimane yesterday waxed lyrical in his elaborate theatrical charade that racists are neither welcome nor should vote for the DA, few weeks ago his party gave unrepentant racist Dianne Kohler-Barnard a Christmas present to return to her parliamentary post as a reward for her racism and promotion of apartheid.
ANC Chief Whip Stone Sizani, as announced last month, has now written to parliamentary ethics committee requesting it to probe Kohler-Barnard regarding her conduct. Her conduct is in clear violation of section 4 of the ethics code, which unequivocally states that "in the performance of their duties and responsibilities, (MPs must be) committed to the eradication of all forms of discrimination.
As we recently stated, the disturbing acts of overt racism and open glorification of apartheid by the likes of Kohler-Barnard, and the indifference with which they are being dealt with, are instructive regarding the need to tighten the legislation to ensure such elements are removed from society.