Racial Tension in DA Over Deputy Chief Whip Errol Anstey's Food Joke, Thandeka Gqada Angered

• Racial tensions are rising in the Democratic Alliance after deputy chief whip, Errol Anstey made an alleged unsavoury comment to councillor Thandeka Gqada
• Gqada shared, in a leaked email, that she felt angry over the comments despite being told it was a joke
• South Africans took to social media to react to the controversial comments and shared their thoughts

CAPE TOWN - A racial scandal is brewing in the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Cape Town after the party’s deputy chief whip, Errol Anstey made alleged racist comments to his colleague councillor Thandeka Gqada.

The comments were made during a lunch break when Anstey allegedly used a racist remark before telling Gqada to go back to the Eastern Cape for her food.

In a leaked e-mail that was seen by TimesLive, Gqada said she feels humiliated and that her rights were violated.

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“I feel indeed that I do not belong here. What I am going through at the moment, I wish none of my colleagues can go through this because it is not a nice feeling,” said the former MP.

She also added that Anstey had told her that the statement was a joke.

According to News24, Gqada told members of the DA that she felt shocked and angry with the comment.

South Africans reacted to the news about the ‘food joke’

@EllisMaytham said:

“This is why half the Eastern Cape has moved to the Western Cape.”

@Nkosenhle_NK commented:

“There is top shelf racism. The black people there are there because of the positions they hold. I also used to believe the DA can bring change, turns out I was dreaming, wake up muntu omnyama.”

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@Mlandzeni1 added:

“Racism is a joke in the DA, we all know that they don't it seriously.”

@EllisMaytham shared:

“If an ANC/ EFF person told a white person ' go back to Europe/ Holland' it is fine.”

Elections 2021: DA wins in Phoenix despite controversial election campaign posters

Briefly News also reported that the Democratic Alliance has emerged victorious in Phoenix, Durban and has managed to scoop five wards.

The party recently received backlash for their election campaign posters alluding to when 36 people died during the unrest in July. The DA's posters were said to have been offensive because of the messaging and the disregard to the families who lost loved ones.

DA KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Dean Macpherson eventually commissioned for the posters to be removed after defending the party's decision put up a controversial message, according to a report by IOL.

Macpherson also apologised for the posters, saying that the party only intended to honour residents who protected their malls during the riots.

Source: Briefly News