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South Africa: Helen Zille suspended over colonialism tweets
South Africa: Opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane on Saturday announced the suspension of former party leader and Western Cape premier Helen Zille over...
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Sulley Muntari gets overwhelming support for standing up against racism in Italy
Suleyman “Sulley" Muntari's one-match ban for protesting after being racially abused during a Series A game has been overturned by the Italian FA. Muntari has received...
Politics and Society9 years ago
Zille’s political grave
Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille tweeting that colonialism wasn’t all bad goes to the heart of what apartheid remains deeply to blame for –...
Politics and Society9 years ago
Racist 46 year old German to be deported from Malawi after calling worker ‘monkey’
The fight against racial discrimination on the continent has a long way to go. In a recent incident in Malawi, a black driver was called a...
Politics and Society9 years ago
Uproar over Helen Zille’s comments that colonialism wasn’t all bad
South African politician and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has come under fire on social media for over her comments defending colonialism saying the system, and...

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South Africa: Helen Zille suspended over colonialism tweets

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