DA’s second-class voters

The DA’s new BEE policy has now finally thrown its “liberal values” on the rubbish pile as it joined the ANC in the pit of race-based politics.

Mmusi Maimane, with the stroke of his pen, has made half of his voters, who happen not to be black, second-class citizens.

It seems the DA policy on BEE and affirmative action is going to do discrimination “correctly”. Therefore, entrepreneurs who worldwide come out of the most educated citizens, the middle class to which a large proportion of coloureds, Indians and whites belong, will struggle for fair recognition and employment under DA policy.

In the Cape Party we believe in equal opportunity for all citizens, regardless of race. Over the 24 years of ANC rule affirmative action and BEE have resulted in low growth, a dysfunctional government and failing state-owned enterprises.

We wish the DA well on its new direction. But to the people of the Western Cape, we express deep concern over the economic effects of such a move, as no modern nation of the 21st century relies on discrimination to advance its economy; the people rely on productive free enterprise, which knows no skin colour.

We invite all DA voters in the province who are against discrimination to join us in our quest for a Western Cape free of racial discrimination.

Jack Miller Leader, Cape Party