Solidarity lays charges against another high-ranking EFF member
26 November 2020
Solidarity today lodged a complaint against Marshall Dlamini, Secretary-General of the EFF, with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). This follows remarks by Dlamini in a speech he delivered during the EFF's protest at Brackenfell last week.
According to Solidarity, Dlamini made several disturbing statements towards minorities, specifically the white minority in South Africa, during the EFF's protest in Brackenfell. Eventually, his words from the podium to the crowd turned into actions when EFF protesters seriously assaulted a white man.
According to Connie Mulder, Head of the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI), “South Africa's racial tension is being pushed to a breaking point by the EFF's actions and if the situation is simply tolerated, it will lead to an explosion in the tinderbox which will be to everyone’s detriment. It has become necessary for reasonable people to stand up against them.”
Solidarity argues that Mr. Dlamini's speech meets the international criteria for racist hate speech and that this poses the ideal opportunity for the HRC to show that they are not a toothless watchdog, but are serious about eradicating racist hate speech, wherever it occurs.