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DA members hand out food, dog food and light bulbs in Gqeberha.
DA members hand out food, dog food and light bulbs in Gqeberha.
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However, it denies that people are told they must join the party before they can receive the food. On the contrary, said Helen Zille, the chairperson of the DA’s federal council, one of their members, Horatio Hendricks, distributed dog food in his constituency out of the goodness of his heart after people approached him for help because they could no longer afford to feed their pets.

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