Election not racial competition: Zille

2011-03-26 15:27


Johannesburg - The 2011 local government election is not a contest between race groups, DA leader Helen Zille said in Kliptown on Saturday.


"For too long now, we have used elections as a way of expressing racial identity and racial solidarity," she told supporters at the party's election campaign launch in Gauteng.


"This time, we must take the next step. We must make the issues the issue [and] the key issue...is achieving excellent service delivery for all."


The election should be used to break down barriers between South Africans, she said. Read more ...