ActionSA Lodges Hate Speech Complaint Against DA Speaker

PHUTI MOSOMANE

ActionSA Western Cape Chairperson Michelle Wasserman said the party has lodged a complaint of hate speech with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against the DA Speaker of the Cederberg Municipality, John Hayes.

Hayes posted a picture of monkeys, accompanied by the words, “Be careful. The EFF strike started” and “Looting Trend in SA.”

ActionSA has condemned the EFF’s national shutdown with its threatened violence and disruption to South Africa’s economy. 

Founder and President Herman Mashaba called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to order law enforcement agencies to put an end to the EFF’s unlawful protests.

In South Africa, using words or images such as “baboon,” “monkey,” and “aap” to describe people in a demeaning way has been declared by the courts to be hate speech.

EFF Western Cape calls on the Speaker of the Cederberg Municipality, John Hayes to step down with immediate effect for his racist