I usually keep quiet about the @Our_DA because I am a gentleman but I notice that @jsteenhuisen has mentioned my name in the @SundayTimesZA article and as such I am going to clarify matters

In 2019 the DA did not lose because of me, but because of John and @helenzille. Thread Let’s start with a core issue South Africa must accept. There is no good ANC and no bad ANC.

We have seen corruption from both factions and we have seen 27 years of mismanagement and misappropriation of state resources.

I said this before and I will say it again. It’s the ANC

This is not it.

This is not the time @eNCA for circuitous explanations and flimsy rationalizations.

You are hurting your brand with this type of public engagement on this matter. Unless we can admit our problems as a nation we cannot solve them and move forward.

This is why saying “we don’t see color “, “our journalist is highly qualified” in response to the public never works.

Something wrong happened in those interviews. Face it head on. See it.

Thread.

It’s been a year since I resigned from the Democratic Alliance.

My skin is glowing, my mind is clear, I am at peace and I have had some time to reflect on my political journey thus far. Did I sell out by joining my ex?

Many people have questioned my “black credentials” as it were.

When I got into formal politics there were two main rivals and I did not believe in the ANC. I believed it was the right and strategic move at the time. I bought into the vision.

As the chairperson of the @_AfricanUnion @CyrilRamaphosa you must take immediate action to investigate the human rights abuses that have occurred in Nigeria during the #EndSARS protests.

Africa does not need more quiet diplomacy. This issue must be raised at the UNSC. Africa must stand with the youth of Nigeria. They are the future of the nation. They are the lifeblood of the nation, no nation at war with its youth can prosper.