South Africa: DA poster row exposes divisions in the party
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Carien du Plessis
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October 14, 2021 06:36
Internal party rows over a controversial set of election posters have laid bare infighting in South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance ahead of crucial local government elections on 1 November.
It has pitted the party’s top leadership against its provincial leaders, after the latter were unanimous that campaign posters with messages that could further stoke race tensions in the predominantly Indian neighbourhood of Phoenix, in Durban, should be taken down.
Race troubles
A number of people died in this neighbourhood following a week of unbridled looting, arson and violence in the city in