There are lessons to be learned from Cape Town and the Western Cape, which have been under DA control since 2006 and 2009 respectively. The party extended its majority by absorbing minority partners including the Independent Democrats (ID), handing its erstwhile leader Patricia de Lille the mayoral chain. There was a predictable outcry in 2009 when Zille appointed a white, male-dominated provincial cabinet; six out of eleven members are white men. Only seven of the DA’s present twenty-four provincial representatives are not white. Despite Zille’s insistence that appointments were made on merit, this imbalance rankled many, including Cosatu who eventually settled with the party after launching objections in the Equality Court. The City of Cape Town, is similarly dominated by white males. The mayoral committee consists of six white men, one white and one coloured woman and two black men. This too bears no resemblance to regional demographics. Read more here: bit.ly/1rjTf76 #VoteAgangSAInstead
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:00:00 +0000
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