Zille wants to tackle ‘racial hypocrisy’

WESTERN Cape premier Helen Zille has again set the cat among the pigeons with a tweet that suggests she is not ready to let go of her racially charged arguments.

Zille tweeted an article yesterday morning that quotes EFF leader Julius Malema on the country’s health crisis.

The headline of the article reads: “SA health system was better under apartheid‚ says Malema, but Motsoaledi disagrees.”

Zille responded: “When I said something far milder the sky fell in. *waits patiently for the fallout.”

This was an apparent reference to a tweet that nearly ended her political career last year when she was accused of defending colonialism.

Zille again found herself at the centre of a heated debate yesterday after she cited the Malema comments.

“Really HZ. I say again‚ this is a road to disaster for you. Continue doing the brilliant work you always do in public service. This is one debate you can/ have to stay away from. Discipline,” one person tweeted. But Zille was unmoved. She said she was planning an article to explain why racial hypocrisy and double standards would prove to be disastrous for South Africa.

Zille sparked a racial storm last year after she tweeted that colonialism was not only negative.

She eventually apologised when the DA federal executive started disciplinary proceedings against her. – TimesLIVE