A petition launched by concerned citizens has garnered nearly 10,000 signatures, calling for the removal of newly sworn-in Member of Parliament (MP) Andile Mngxitama from parliament.
The petition accuses Mngxitama, a member of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party, of perpetuating hate speech, and urges the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to take legal action against him.
This petition follows a video that went viral recently, which was taken five years ago at a Black First Land First (BLF) event.
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In the video, Mngxitama is seen making threatening statements about white people. The petition aims to hold Mngxitama accountable for his remarks and seeks his removal from parliament.
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has expressed his support for the petition.
Kriel states, “Even in the lower courts this kind of behaviour can be seen as figurative speech; it’s something that is not acceptable and that is why we are now going to the Constitutional Court with regard to Julius Malema’s ‘kill the boer’ song…”
Kriel further elaborates that such statements are harmful and hurtful, regardless of the speaker’s intended context.
Meanwhile, Mngxitama has stated that he is not concerned about the calls for his removal from parliament, as he was previously exonerated for his remarks by the Equality Court.
He explained that his statement was a response to an interview where Johann Rupert claimed he had a private army in the taxi industry, which he felt was a threat to black people.
Andile Mngxitama remarked, “AfriForum took me to the Equality Court, and the matter was dismissed. The court was able to see the context in which I made that statement.
“I was responding to Johann Rupert who had said in an interview that he has a private army in the taxi industry.
“Now in the taxi industry, our people get killed and murdered – children, women indiscriminately and here is this man who is threatening violence upon black people.”
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