South African politician in hot water over 'positive' colonialism claims

The former head of South Africa's main opposition party faced suspension from party activities on Saturday after tweets in which she said colonialism had some positive results.

South African politician in hot water over 'positive' colonialism claims

The former head of South Africa's main opposition party faced suspension from party activities on Saturday after tweets in which she said colonialism had some positive results.

The uproar over Helen Zille's comments underlined the challenges facing the Democratic Alliance, whose roots lie in white liberal opposition to apartheid decades ago.

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