AfriForum condemns Totalsports removal of Eben Etzebeth posters

AfriForum in a statement on Tuesday has condemned the decision by Totalsports to remove the stand-up posters of Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth from its shops.AfriForum has also accused the retailer of allowing itself to be tainted by racial politics.

Ernst Roets, head of policy and action at AfriForum, says that Totalsports’ decision shows that the retailer group is willing to be dragged down by a racially motivated political narrative.

“Although Etzebeth is accused of making racist remarks at a brown person, he also denies these accusations. The case has not yet been heard and no ruling has yet been made on the facts. Despite this, the retailer group chooses to side against Etzebeth, thereby fuelling racial tension,” Roets said.

“Even if Totalsports says that it doesn’t want to take sides in the matter, the effect of its actions reflects that it has already declared him a controversial figure,” Roets said.

In other news – Parliament gives embattled Nomgcobo Jiba seven days to make representation

Parliamentary committees on Tuesday decided to forge ahead with a process to decide on whether or not to reinstate advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi.

In April, President Cyril Ramaphosa decided to remove Jiba and Mrwebi from their positions as deputy national director of public prosecutions and special director public prosecutions respectively. This comes after retired Judge of the Constitutional Court Yvonne Mokgoro found the pair not fit to hold office. Read more

Source: IOL

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