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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has hailed Phoenix residents who protected businesses, homes, and their neighbours as heroes, but slammed racist vigilantes. He was speaking as the party took its campaign to the predominately Indian area on Monday after the Democratic Alliance (DA) last week came under fire for racist posters that appeared to pander to Indian voters.
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DA KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Dean Macpherson took the fall for the posters, which he said were not sanctioned. He apologised for it.
Despicable is how ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa described the DA’s local government election campaign posters in Phoenix, which he said sought to cause racial divisions in the country.
Was removing the posters the right call? Is it too late to apologise? Should the party have stood its ground?