AfriForum submits complaint at SAHRC over racist comments in wake of Hoërskool Driehoek tragedy
4 February 2019
The civil rights organisation AfriForum submitted complaints against 24 individuals to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following racist and inciting comments made on social media in the wake of the tragedy at Hoërskool Driehoek. Four learners died and 21 more were injured on Friday 1 February 2019 when a walkway at the school collapsed.
Some of the racist remarks include:
“Don’t have heart to feel pain for three white kids. Minus 3 future problems”
– Siyanda Dizzy Gumede