DA saddened by death of Heidi Holland - Wilmot James

DA saddened at passing of Heidi Holland

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is shocked and saddened to hear of Heidi Holland's untimely death. A great host to all at her Mellville B&B and a person of considerable insight into the persona of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Ms. Holland, author of Dinner with Mugabe, was one of the serious democratic voices of our time.

When I put together the 2008 protest meeting against Mugabe's excesses at the University of Cape Town as part of the Ford Foundation funded Difficult Dialogues programme, Ms. Holland unhesitatingly joined the courageous panel of moral critics including Emeritus Archibishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Mamphela Ramphele.

Heidi stood firm on principles. Our greatest sympathy goes to her family and friends. South Africa has lost a warm host to the global family of progressive individuals who have, at one or another, passed through her culturally rich B&B in the heart of Johannesburg. The DA joins her larger community of friends in mourning her passing.

Statement issued by Dr Wilmot James, DA Federal Chairperson, August 12 2012

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Sickened by self-serving platitudes You couldn't simply pay your respects to the woman without mentioning some insignificant protest meeting that you apparently organised all by yourself in 2008, could you? It's this kind of self-serving C*** that reinforces the view that all politicians, . .more of whatever stripe, are simply worthless scavengers. . .less by Simon on August 13 2012, 01:04 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Heid Holland - A new conspiracy Simon -- Get over yourself! He is fully entitled to raise the issue, as she was a serious thorn in the side of the Mad Bob Regime. I would not put this past the CIO and our lame-duck-willing- to- please -every -useless- dictator secret service to . .more collaborate in such an action! With their voracious persuance of the implementation of the POSIB bill, and the pathetic reasons for it, all tie it together to prove what nefarious cadre deployees we have that will do ANYTHING to protect the deceptions of the ANCheep, even, like the old BOSS goons of the Apartheid era, will kill when told to. . .less by Realist in ZA on August 13 2012, 09:23 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

HEIDI HOLLAND - A NEW CONSPIRACY Simon -- Get over yourself! He is fully entitled to raise the issue, as she was a serious thorn in the side of the Mad Bob Regime. I would not put this past the CIO and our lame-duck-willing- to- please -every -useless- dictator secret service to . .more collaborate in such an action! With their voracious persuance of the implementation of the POSIB bill, and the pathetic reasons for it, all tie it together to prove what nefarious cadre deployees we have that will do ANYTHING to protect the deceptions of the ANCheep, even, like the old BOSS goons of the Apartheid era, will kill when told to.  . .less by REALIST IN ZA on August 13 2012, 09:26 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Did she commit suicide? Unless she left a handwritten note, I am dubious. Why would a very intelligent woman chose hanging when there are many easier and more pleasant alternatives? She was working on a new book - maybe someone did not want it published? We had a . .more "suicide" hanging here that the police never investigared and LATER we all found out she was leaving her husband and taking the kids! . .less by Lyndall Beddy on August 13 2012, 09:58 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Have the police organised an autopsy or just an inquest? By the time our police here woke up to the fact that our hanging could have been murder, it was too late for an autopsy to be conclusive. Pre-1994 an autopsy would have been automatic. by Lyndall Beddy on August 13 2012, 12:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

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