The ANC is to lay charges of crimen injuria against Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr after he issued death threats against Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane and DA MP Phumzile van Damme.
This comes after Hofmeyr in a tweet said:
The ANC was due to lay the charges on Thursday, but rescheduled to Monday.
“The ANC will now lay the charges against Hofmeyr on Monday, 24 June, in Johannesburg for his racist rants and issuing of death threats against South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane and DA MP Phumzile van Damme,” ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe said.
Mabe said they want to send a strong message that racists have no place in South Africa’s democratic society.
Hofmeyr was responding to a
series of tweets from both women in unrelated incidents.
Van Damme on Tuesday described an alleged racist incident at the V&A Waterfront.
Posting a picture of the alleged racists, she tweeted: “The family. This lady was filming me the entire time, so I tried to take photos & that little s*** in the black t-shirt came to my face & came within my face & [said] “voetsek you black” & threw [my phone] on the ground. He was threatening violence so in self-defence I punched him in the head.”
Last Friday, Mandela-Hlongwane took to Twitter to talk about the land debate.
She tweeted: “Dear Apartheid Apologists, your time is over. You will not rule again. We do not fear you. Finally #TheLandIsOurs.”
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