She chose to leave the party – Mmusi on Mazibuko
Johannesburg - Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane on Sunday brushed off comments about internal racial politics in the party made by its former parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko. "She is speaking in her own capacity," said Maimane.
He said while there were "lots of views" about the direction the party needed to take, he was "leading the DA and I'm taking the party in a particular direction".
This week, Mazibuko wrote in an opinion piece for BDLive commenting that while Maimane's "intervention" was an "outstanding initiative", it needed to be "carried throughout the entire organisation... " (see here).
"The DA should also reflect on hurtful and inaccurate internal party narratives that presume 'white competence', while labelling black leaders products of the generosity of their white counterparts," Mazibuko wrote.
Mazibuko’s remarks followed a rocky few months for the party, much of it due to various racism scandals.