Eugene Terre’Blanche is in trouble once again. A comment he made in Pretoria over the weekend has been reported to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) which has confirmed that it is currently with their legal services department.
Terre’Blanche, leader of the fringe Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), allegedly pointed at the statue of Chief Tshwane at the old Pretoria City Hall and referred to him as an “apie”.
Needless to say that if this is the case then a complaint of racism must be upheld against this gentleman.
Anyone with half a brain is aware of the connotations being suggested by someone who draws a link between a black person and a monkey.
Accordingly if Terre’Blanche has done so the SAHRC must hand him his head on a plate.
The complaint was made by an official from the department of communications, Panyaza Lesufi. He was supported by a number of people who felt outraged by this and other conduct displayed by Terre’Blanche and members of the AWB.
According to a report in City Press, AWB supporters have been declaring that they “hate[d] kaffirs”.
Lesufi included this in his complaint to the commission, urging it to “appropriately sanction” Terre’Blanche and these members.
In addition the SAHRC has been asked to investigate whether Terre’Blanche’s remark is a violation of his parole conditions.
We can wax lyrical on this one, if Terre’Blanche is guilty then he gets what he deserves and that must be plenty.
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