A businessman is in trouble after apparently comparing black people to baboons at a Richards Bay beachfront in a Facebook post.
Lorenzo Greyling, a KwaZulu-Natal businessman, allegedly made the statements on the Facebook group Selling Things in Richards Bay, after someone complained about the litter that was strewn on the beach after the 2019 uMhlathuze beach party.
“What do you expect from these barbarians? They don’t have manners, just like animals. Do you think a baboon or monkey picks up what he eats? No, they eat everything and just leave it on the floor, ”the post states. The placement was made on December 17 and has since been removed.
Slondile Mkhize, the speaker of uMhlathuze, now wants to take legal action against Greyling. He called on the Human Rights Commission to actually take action against Greyling and teach him “and others” to think twice before posting anything objectionable on social media.
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