Pearl Thusi slams Helen Zille over colonialism remarks

Former DA leader Helen Zille is feeling the heat after suggesting that some aspects of colonialism were not bad at all.  

"For those claiming legacy of colonialism was ONLY negative, think of our independent judiciary, transport infrastructure, piped water etc," Helen said on Twitter.

Celebrities have joined government, and opposition parties in slamming her comments.

One of those celebs in actress Pearl Thusi. The "Quantico" star took to Twitter to bash Helen.

"Helen tell your people to give our land back before you try remind us how lucky we are that our ancestors were killed for hospitals. Tsek," Pearl tweeted. 

The 28-year-old did not stop there.

Pearl also compared Helen to Penny Sparrow, a KZN woman who described black Durban beach goers as monkeys. 

"This old hag forgets who hands builds these hospitals & who actually benefits. HELEN SPARROW!!!!"

Helen has apologised for her remarks, stressing that she was not trying to justify colonialism. 

Her spokesperson says she was simply trying to highlight how people in Singapore have managed to "overcome the past to build a successful economy".

But Pearl is not buying it. 

"Because African heritage was savage and improper- yet our land is good enough. GO TO SINGAPORE THEN," she wrote on Twitter. 

Pearl had some parting words for the political leader. 

Meanwhile, the DA says Helen will face disciplinary action for her colonialism tweets.  But the damage has already been done.

Pearl also retweeted a tweet that tried to explain what Helen really meant. 

The tweets that got Helen in trouble...