ANC asked to take up racism complaint against Rajesh Gupta over 'monkey' slur
Lawyers for Human Rights and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation say racism is similar to Penny Sparrow case which ANC took up
29 August 2017 - 09:50
Lawyers for Human Rights and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation have approached the ANC to lead a case of racism against Rajesh Tony Gupta at the Human Rights Commission‚ either as the sole complainant or with them. The organisations sent a letter to the ANC a week ago appealing for secretary general Gwede Mantashe to take up the complaint against Gupta for allegedly “referring to his employees as monkeys and causing them much distress”. They hope to get a response from the party by Friday.
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