ANC MP Faiez Jacobs calling DA Cape Town councillor Angus McKenzie a house n*gger has landed him in hot water. | JasonFelix
ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs during the live broadcast of the 2019 election results at the IEC Western Cape results centre at Century City on May 09, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.ANC MP Faiez Jacobs has been found guilty of breaching Parliament’s code of ethical conduct for labelling a DA Cape Town councillor a “house n*gger” in a community WhatsApp chatgroup.
DA MP Alexandra Abrahams approached the legislature’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests with evidence of at least 26 messages on the group chat in which the term is used to refer to Bonteheuwel ward councillor Angus McKenzie.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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