The Democratic Alliance has written to the South African Human Rights Commission‚ requesting it to investigate the MEC for Social Development in the Eastern Cape‚ Nancy Sihlwayi‚ for alleged racism and human rights abuses.
DA Eastern Cape chairperson Veliswa Myena charged on Sunday that Sihlwayi had instructed her staff to exclude children from a government youth event on the basis of their race‚ which Myena described as “nothing but pure racism”.
“The racism of ANC MEC Nancy Sihlwayi‚ in segregating youth on the basis of race‚ exposes the ANC as an organisation that is not working for a non-racial future for South Africa‚” Myena asserted.
She said the DA had called last week for the ANC to distance itself “from this racism”‚ but to date the ANC had not done so.
The DA had also reported Sihlwayi to the Eastern Cape Legislature Ethics Committee for investigation for racism.
“Tomorrow (Monday) I will deliver the DA’s written complaint to the offices of the South African Human Rights Commission in the Eastern Cape in person‚ for their investigation to begin.
“There is no place for racism in the offices of senior ANC government officials‚ and there is no place for racism in South Africa‚” Myena said.
DA reports alleged ‘racist’ ANC MEC to Human Rights Commission
DA Eastern Cape chairperson Veliswa Myena charged on Sunday that Sihlwayi had instructed her staff to exclude children from a government youth event on the basis of their race‚ which Myena described as “nothing but pure racism”.
“The racism of ANC MEC Nancy Sihlwayi‚ in segregating youth on the basis of race‚ exposes the ANC as an organisation that is not working for a non-racial future for South Africa‚” Myena asserted.
She said the DA had called last week for the ANC to distance itself “from this racism”‚ but to date the ANC had not done so.
The DA had also reported Sihlwayi to the Eastern Cape Legislature Ethics Committee for investigation for racism.
“Tomorrow (Monday) I will deliver the DA’s written complaint to the offices of the South African Human Rights Commission in the Eastern Cape in person‚ for their investigation to begin.
“There is no place for racism in the offices of senior ANC government officials‚ and there is no place for racism in South Africa‚” Myena said.
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