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/ 10 November 2011

Zille’s unprotected tweets

By Verashni Pillay
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Has DA leader Helen Zille crossed a line? At a recent summit and in a series of tweets she has called for men who have multiple sexual partners and refuse to use condoms to be charged with attempted murder. We track the latest storm in a Twitter cup.

Tags: Aids Denialism, Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, Verashni Pillay

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