DA welcomes Chairperson's ruling on derogatory racial language

19 June 2014

This evening, Chairperson, Thandi Modise, ruled that Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu's , insults in the National Assembly yesterday referring to me as a "hired native" were in fact unparliamentary.

We welcome Minister Sisulu's decision to withdraw her remarks.

Minister Sisulu made a mockery of our country's divided history and we'd advise her and the ANC to contribute to reconciliation by ceasing this racist rhetoric.

Parliament must remain a place of vigourous and stimulating debate. Remarks like Minister Sisulu's clearly  have no place in such an institution and certainly none a democratic South Africa. 

Statement issued by Mmusi Maimane, DA Parliamentary Leader, June 19 2014

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