Racism

The South African Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the inflammatory comments on social media by suspended opposition Democratic Alliance member, Penny Sparrow and Standard Bank economist, Chris Hart. The investigation could lead to further legal steps.Sparrow compared black people to monkeys in a Facebook post referring to the state of public beaches after the festive holidays. Hart tweeted “More than 25 years after apartheid ended, the victims are increasing along with a sense of entitlement and hatred towards minorities”. The Human Rights Commission says its investigation will also include Justin van Vuuren’s comments calling some people “scum of the earth. To help us unpack this we are joined on the line by:• Dr Marjorie Jobson: National Director: Khulumani Support Group: • Tinyiko Maluleke, independent political analyst from the University of Pretoria,