ANC’s Marius Fransman told to apologise for offending Jewish community
The former ANC Western Cape Leader said that Jewish businessmen are ‘undermining transformation’ at the expense of black people and Muslims, in particular
Former ANC Western Cape leader Marius Fransman has been directed by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to apologise for offending the South African Jewish community. Fransman claimed during a radio interview‚ when he was the provincial party leader and deputy minister of international relations in 2013‚ that Jewish businessmen were "undermining transformation". He alleged they were unfairly benefiting at the expense of the black population and the Cape Town Muslim community in particular. The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) was deeply offended and lodged a complaint. The commission said on Friday that it had completed its findings and while Fransman’s utterances did not constitute hate speech they did violate the SAJBD’s right to dignity under the constitution. Fransman was directed to submit a written statement to SAJBD national director Wendy Kahn‚ "acknowledging and apologising for the injury he had caused to the dignity of the SAJBD‚ and affirming h...
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