STAFF REPORTER
DA Eastern Cape Provincial Leader Andrew Whitfield said on Tuesday the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) has officially suspended Nqaba Bhanga from all party-political activities following his social media rant that Helen Zille is racist.
Bhanga wrote on social media: Helen Zille is the most racist; she got a file on black people. Yesterday I learnt how she got information to try and destroy the ANC. I am hurt to know you were working with the ANC against me.”
On Monday, a notice of intention to suspend him was delivered to Bhanga by the sheriff of the court and sent to him via email, the party said.
Bhanga made written representations as to why he should not be suspended after making use of social media to label the DA’s Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, a “racist” and making other unfounded allegations without evidence.
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