Velaphi Khumalo’s Hitler remark ‘a particularly grave instance of hate speech’
The South African Human Rights Commission’s lawyer says Khumalo’s position of power is an aggravating factor in what amounts to an incitement to genocide
Statements made by Velaphi Khumalo‚ the man who called on black South Africans to do to white people what "Hitler did to the Jews"‚ incited genocide on the grounds of race. This was an argument made by advocate Mark Oppenheimer, counsel for the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), in the Equality Court‚ sitting at the South Gauteng High Court on Monday. The SAHRC brought the hate speech case against Khumalo following complaints it received about his January 2016 rant on Facebook. Khumalo‚ an employee of the Gauteng sports‚ recreation‚ arts and culture department‚ called on black South Africans to do to white people what "Hitler did to the Jews"‚ among other controversial remarks. Oppenheimer argued on Monday that Khumalo’s statements were a particularly "grave" instance of hate speech that amounts to incitement to genocide on the grounds of race. "The respondent is a public official and member of the governing party, and his function in employment puts him in a position of...
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