By Johnathan Paoli
Preliminary evidence indicates that Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie breached the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, according to the SA Human Rights Commission.
It confirmed that it has written to McKenzie over resurfaced social media posts in which he allegedly used racial slurs, as well as more recent comments deemed xenophobic.
“Following assessment of the contents, the commission is of the view that utterances made by minister McKenzie are prima facie violations of the provisions of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act,” the SAHRC said.
McKenzie has until Wednesday to respond before it decides whether to take the matter to the Equality Court.
“The commission wishes to remind members of the public that the right to freedom of expression is not absolute,” it said.
The investigation follows several complaints from political parties and individuals after McKenzie, who
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