These include Penny Sparrows (formerly employed as an estate agent by Eskel Jawitz, Chris Hart (Economist employed by Standard Bank) and Justice van Vuuren. The posts went viral sparking outrage in most South Africans who are committed to a country without discrimination and to overcoming the divisions entrenched by decades of inequality and oppression.
 
The Commission has launched an investigation into the comments, and this may lead to further legal steps. Formal complaints about this matter could also be laid with the Kwazulu-Natal provincial office of the Commission.
 
It is very concerning to the Commission that 22 years into democracy there are still comments and actions that incite and promote racism. These utterances have gone viral and angered many. They open the wounds of millions who were formerly oppressed by the apartheid government.
 
The Commission recognises however, that comments of this nature do not represent the views of the majority of South Africans who are doing their part to build a democratic and equal society
 
We encourage those who feel aggrieved to lodge a formal complaint with us.
 
ENDS
Issued by the SA Human Rights Commission
Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson
 
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