Social media users are outraged over a comment made by a white woman on Twitter who insinuated she wished mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe could be assassinated like the late leader of the South African Communist Party, Chris Hani.
A woman has sparked outrage with her comment on Twitter about mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe. File photo.Social media users are outraged over a comment made by a white woman on Twitter who insinuated she wished mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe could be assassinated like the late leader of the South African Communist Party, Chris Hani.
Commenting on the story on Twitter, Nicole Barlow said:"We missed an opportunity to do a Chris Hani on him."Many people are calling for the South African Human Rights Commission and police to take action over her comment. They said it was distasteful for a person to wish for the assassination of a senior politician like Mantashe.
"One should never fall into the trap of engaging with one's enemy through cheap point scoring and insults. "I have spent 20 years fighting the ANC and the devastating impact their corruption has had on our environment, and for a split second I allowed my jaded perspective of them to cloud my judgement, and that was wrong."
This move by racists is so predictable … first the violence with intent to harm and when called out, the gear switch to the justification and feigned concern for black people.
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