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Zindzi Mandela: EFF issue warning to “racists” who want her fired – Are they referring to AfriForum?

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Following Zindzi Mandela’s explosive Twitter rant last Friday, the fallout has been nuclear. South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark – and the daughter of Nelson Mandela – has faced an outpouring of both criticism and support for sharing strongly-worded Tweets on land expropriation.

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I am not accountable to any white man or woman for my personal views. No missus or baas here. Get over yourselves #OurLand

What Zindzi Mandela said about land
Mandela staunchly threw her support behind plans to return the land to displaced black citizens in South Africa, in order to reverse the legacy of apartheid. However, she did it by blasting white people and using language that is best described as “undiplomatic” – something of a cardinal sin for someone in her role.

Her call for action on land expropriation mirrors the policies of the EFF. So it was inevitable the opposition party would officially leap to her defence. In a
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Mandela’s daughter racists rants on Twitter: whites are “cowards” and “land thieves” and dr. Chris Barnard learned “The Basics of Heart Surgery from His Black Gardener”

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation has noted the tweets posted by South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, but said it had no intention of requestion a meeting with her.

The tweets, which caused quite a stir, contained phrases calling white South Africans are “land thieves” and “apartheid apologists” who are just like “unwelcome guests”.

The 59-year-old daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela added that white people were making a mistake by clinging to their “good native” fantasies, and that it was time black South Africans took their land back.

“Whilst I dine and wine here … wondering how the world of shivering land thieves is doing,” Mandela wrote on Twitter on Thursday night.

Her tirade on the social media platform started with the following words: “Dear Apartheid Apologists, your time is over. You will not rule again. We do not fear you. Finally #TheLandIsOurs.”
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Helen Zille sparked a backlash on social media after claiming that black South Africans enjoyed what she called black privilege, citing corrupt politicians

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Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane said he had personally spoken to outgoing Western Cape Premier Helen Zille about her recent tweets on black privilege.

Zille sparked a backlash on the social media platform after claiming that some black South Africans enjoyed what she called black privilege, citing the re-election of politicians implicated in corruption.

Maimane was briefing journalists after the party’s first meeting of its parliamentary caucus where John Steenhuisen was elected to continue as chief whip in the National Assembly.

Maimane said he did not share Zille’s views on so-called black privilege.

“Any view that seeks to polarise South Africans on the basis of race is not a view I will support.”

Maimane said he had personally spoken to Zille about her tweets and that the party was taking action against her:

“The appropriate steps have been taken in this regard. We set the direction of the org
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