South Africa's opposition expels member over Facebook post

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ' South Africa's main opposition party has expelled a prominent member after she shared a Facebook post praising an apartheid leader.The Democratic Alliance said in a statement late Friday that Dianne Kohler-Barnard's party membership has been terminated.In September Kohler-Barnard republished a post on social media in which the author calls for the return of apartheid-era President P.W. Botha. Kohler-Barnard apologized and said she immediately deleted the post when she realized it celebrated Botha.The party referred Kohler-Barnard to an internal disciplinary process, calling her actions indefensible and describing Botha as a tyrant.The Democratic Alliance, with roots in white liberal opposition politics, has worked hard to attract more black voters.Botha, who died in 2006, led South Africa for more than a decade under the racist apartheid regime.Join the conversation about this story
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