Racist utterances are aimed at undermining DA black leaders

THE wave of racist utterances that have hit the Democratic Alliance (DA) is a sign of no confidence in its leader Mmusi Maimane.

We know that it’s a party of racist whites. However, the racist tendencies were suppressed during the era of Tony Leon and Hellen Zille mainly with the aim of winning over black voters.

And surely their strategy worked since most disgruntled blacks had found a political home in the DA, as a result its voters have increased, mainly from the black community.

Now that it has black leaders at national, provincial and local level, the true colours of its members are surfacing.

The DA’s Diane Kohler Barnard and Penny Sparrow and Standard Bank economics commentator Chris Hart are just a few leaders who are talking from the heart.

In the case of Kohler Barnard and Sparrow, their black leader Maimane is dared to take action against them.

Take the case Kohler Barnard for an example. She has been let off the hook and is heading back to Parliament after Maimane was shown the middle finger by the white members of the DA.

Maimane is a pawn used to lure black voters and members to the DA fold but has no powers as a leader.

It is window-dressing and we should expect such utterances as the real DA members want to claim back their party and blacks will walk back to their black political parties with bowed heads.

We should accept our prodigal sons like Maimane into the fold where they really belong. Their return would be a lesson to others not to follow and be members of parties that have made it clear they are not needed and don’t belong.

Moses Zola Manake

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