ANC and Hout Bay Civic Association plan to lay charges after racist rant
The ANC and the Hout Bay Civic Association say they will on Monday lay charges against a Cape Town resident who went onto social media at the weekend to rant against black residents using the beach. "Average Monday morning to everyone‚ except Vanessa Hartley. Would you like your goose baked or fried?‚" InsertVanityLabel tweeted‚ as the country learnt that a fresh race row had broken out. Hartley sparked fury with her complaint that too many Africans were flocking to Hout Bay. She added that "they like stupid animals‚ we should tie them to a rope". Hartley initially defended the post saying she did not know why referring to Africans was racist‚ but then reportedly said her page had been hacked when she was out partying. The ANC indicated it was planning to lodge a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission while the suburb’s residents organisation stated it was going to the police to open a criminal case. "We strongly condemn the racist comments made by Vanessa Hartley ...
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