{"id":7870,"date":"2021-04-06T19:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:32:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:32:30","slug":"das-black-leaders-want-tony-leon-to-explain-maimane-experiment-gone-wrong-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/das-black-leaders-want-tony-leon-to-explain-maimane-experiment-gone-wrong-statement","title":{"rendered":"DA\u2019s black leaders want Tony Leon to explain Maimane \u2019experiment gone wrong\u2019 statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town &#8211; Black leaders in the DA want former party leader Tony Leon to explain the statement attributed to him saying One South Africa movement leader Mmusi Maimane was \u201can experiment gone wrong\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Leon caused a stir at the weekend after News24 published an interview on his book Future Tense: Reflections on my Troubled Land and why Maimane was \u201can experiment gone wrong\u201d, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Maimane, a former leader who was at the helm of the party during the 2019 election campaign, has described Leon\u2019s characterisation of him as not only offensive but dehumanising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project of dehumanising is certainly one that is historic. I was offended and found the comments offensive but somehow not surprising because this is something not unique in this instance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something that happens to many South Africans whether you are in the corporate space (or not),\u201d Maimane told the SABC.<\/p>\n<p>He said the issue of \u201can experiment gone wrong\u201d said more about those who made those comments than those who were the targets of the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think being the weekend of Easter, sometimes you have to say \u2018forgive them for they know what they are doing\u2019 because in some ways you realise the project that I was engage with is still the one that is desperately needed in South Africa, the project of equality among races,\u201d Maimane said.<\/p>\n<p>Leon could not be reached by Independent Media yesterday, but he told Newzroom Africa the quote attributed to him was a line from an interview with News24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMmusi was an experiment gone wrong as Mmusi never committed to the party\u2019s ideals before he joined it,\u201d he said as he read the full line.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that Maimane never voted for the official opposition before joining it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it was an experiment, something different, something original \u2026 How this is dehumanising \u2013 I understand people are angry, they are suffering at various levels \u2013 is extraordinary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When it was pointed out to him that people were offended as his statement evoked sentiments dating to the era when Sarah Baartman was used as an experiment, Leon said: \u201cI am very sorry if people are offended but frankly \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some DA leaders have since come to Maimane\u2019s defence while others sided with Leon.<\/p>\n<p>Western Cape leader Bongani Madikizela said Leon should explain himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Leon must explain what he means by \u2018an experiment gone wrong\u2019. Obviously, some of us are asking what that means,\u201d Madikizela said.<\/p>\n<p>Zwakele Mncwango, former KwaZulu-Natal leader, said he wanted to know the context in which Leon made the comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he meant the election of Mmusi or any black leader was an experiment, I would take it as an offence to all black leaders in the DA. It says we are not fit for purpose or to lead,\u201d Mncwango said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the issue of \u201can experiment gone wrong\u201d undermined the DA\u2019s processes of electing leaders and insulted the intelligence of all delegates to congresses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an offensive statement to us. It now looks like all leaders who have been given a chance to lead in the DA were an experiment. He must clarify. Does he mean all of us as black leaders?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Other DA leaders took to social media, with Mike Moriarty, DA chief whip in the Gauteng Legislature, tweeting: \u201cWhen I voted for Mmusi I was not voting for an experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Moriarty would not be drawn into commenting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand by my tweet. No further comment beyond that tweet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi refused to comment but in a tweet said the comment could \u201cbe broader and actually refer to black leaders\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Leon speaks like he has ownership rights of the party and the rest of us are guest, experiments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>MP Michael Cardo posted a tweet which added to the outrage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery new leader is an experiment tested at the polls. Tony Leon was an experiment. Helen Zille was an experiment etc. etc,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille, who could not be reached for comment, tweeted that for her the real experiment was the attempt to \u201cleap frog\u201d three election cycles between 2016 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat mad experiment, which crashed badly, was cooked up by three white males, one of whom was American,\u201d Zille tweeted in response to Cardo.<\/p>\n<p>DA leader John Steenhuisen could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>[email protected]<\/p>\n<p><b>Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Cape Town &#8211; Black leaders in the DA want former party leader Tony Leon to explain the statement attributed to him saying One South Africa movement leader Mmusi Maimane was \u201can experiment gone wrong\u201d. 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