Date : April, 17 , 2009 Publication : Sowetan Page Number: 4 entirely critical of affirmative Anna Majavu action during this campaign". The DA's controversial "Stop They have disappeared but DA But Boughey dismissed the Zuma" posters have disappeared analysts' critici from central Cape Town but the says it has not taken them down "The reality is that the over• party claims it hasn't taken them whelming majority of DA sup• down. The campaign was inter The "Stop Zuma" slogan porters understand the threat By lunch time yesterday preted to mean "fight the black could remind people of the 'Fight thai Jacob Zuma poses to the dozens of the "Stop Zuma" ANC government". Back' slogan they used Constitution," he said. posters which were launched by Boughey refused to before, which many people ANC spokesperson Brian DA leader Helen Zille at a press speculate why members interpreted as having racial Sokutu said the ANC was taking conference last Sunday had been of the public might have connotations," he said. legal advice about the poke] replaced with a newly-designed taken the posters down, Political analyst Steven which he believed contravened the DA poster saying "Your vote can but said the DA had "not Friedman said the lEC's electoral code of conduct. win it". received one complaint" posters were a "strategic IEC staffers said the poster But DA communications direc• about the posters. mistake by the DA". did not break any particular rule tor Paul Boughey said the posters Human Sciences "The posters indicate but that the ANC could complain had not been withdrawn although Research Council execu• that they are worried if it felt offended. many had been removed by mem• tive director Kwandiwe about one individual The IEC electoral code of con• bers of the public. Kondlo said it was good for because they have some duct does not prevent parties The posters raised eyebrows the DA that the posters had kind of cultural problem from mentioning their oppo• with some observers saying they been removed. with him. It is a setback nents by name but prohibits were reminiscent of the "Fight "The DA is still seen as a for them because they have them from publishing any false Back" campaign led by former predominantly white party by made an attempt to profile their or defamatory allegations DA leader Tony Leon in 1999. some sections of the population. black members and not be against each other Page 1/1 Size=142X207mm .