Cape Town — The Democratic Alliance (DA) confirmed that it unanimously decided to terminate the membership of Renaldo Gouws after he was found guilty of breaking several sections of the DA’s constitution.
In a statement, the DA’s Willie Aucamp confirmed Gouws’ termination of his party involvement following an investigation by the party’s Federal Legal Commission (FLC).
“Mr Gouws has been formally informed of this decision. He therefore forfeits his Democratic Alliance seat in Parliament. The FLC found Mr Gouws guilty of contravening several sections of the DA’s constitution,” Aucamp said.
“The DA remains committed to upholding its values of accountability, non-racialism, and respect for all South Africans,” he added.
The DA can confirm that the party’s Federal Executive has unanimously resolved to terminate Mr Renaldo Gouws’ membership. Mr Gouws has been formally informed of this decision. He therefore forfeits his DA seat in Parliament: https://t.co/dIo77ILYtl
This decision follows a…
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) September 13, 2024
The DA suspended Gouws in June this year after a viral video where Gouws explicitly called for the death of blacks in South Africa, calling them the K-word and n-word.
“Alright, so there’s a couple of things I want to say. Kill the f**ing k*****s, kill all the f***ing n*ggers. That’s all I gotta f***ing say,” he says.
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Fellow South Africans, meet your new member of parliament. His name is Renaldo Gouws and he is a DA member. And I hope @MYANC is proud. Part 2 pic.twitter.com/Hfhc7JiPKq
— Mzilikazi wa Afrika (@IamMzilikazi) June 19, 2024
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