During the ongoing ‘hate speech’ civil case brought about by AfriForum over the singing of ‘Shoot the Boer’ the applicant’s lawyer and EFF leader Julius Malema engaged in a debate of sorts over the trauma of white farmers and black South Africans.
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MEC Schäfer accused of playing race card in gaffe over student s UCT admission
14 March 2021 12:29 PM
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Education MEC Debbie Schäfer has been accused of race-baiting after peddling incorrect claims that a top matric pupil was rejected by UCT.
On Saturday, MEC Schäfer tweeted misleading information about a matric 2020 top achiever who appeared to have been rejected by the University of Cape Town (UCT).
The tweet elicited a string of negative comments about transformation, BEE, and race quotas.
However, UCT has issued a statement correcting false claims that the student was not accepted.
According to the university, the student declined UCT s acceptance offer last month.
Mpumalanga premier apologises for not wearing mask at Mthembu funeral
By Jonisayi Maromo
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Pretoria â Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on Sunday apologised for a âmomentary lapseâ after she was caught on camera not wearing a face mask during the official funeral of minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu in Emalahleni.
However, Police Minister General Bheki Cele said he had spoken to the National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole to launch an investigation into the conduct of the premier.
Mtsweni-Tsipaneâs spokesperson said the premier had been âoblivious to the factâ that her mask had fallen off.
Social media users condemned the premier after the photos showing her without a mask were widely circulated on different platforms.