Mashaba denies that he was hypocritical in his resignation speech
28 October 2019
Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba says there is no hypocrisy in the resignation speech he delivered last week.
In an opinion piece in Business Day, Mashaba said some commentators pointed out discrepancies between the comments when he resigned and a speech he gave on BEE and affirmative action in 2015.
Mashaba resigned just hours after former DA leader Helen Zille was elected federal council chairperson, News24 reported.
Before he resigned, sources told News24 that Mashaba said the party had been taken over by "right-wing elements".