Opposition parties accuse DA of racism at IOL town hall debate

Opposition parties accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its policies of racism at an IOL town hall debate on Thursday. EFF mayoral candidate Virgill Gericke alleged that Cape Town’s tender rules prevent black and coloured contractors from bidding. Fadiel Adams, an MP and leader of the National Coloured Congress, accused the DA of pushing black people away from white areas and challenged Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews to explain why coloured people had disappeared from the housing list since 1995.