Huffington Post reports that the acting director of energy and electricity in the City of Tshwane has been accused of calling black people baboons and refusing for them to speak their mother tongue.  

The ANC caucus in the city has accused Frans du Toit of insulting workers at the Centurion office.  "These racially painful and disrespectful comments by Mr. Frans du Toit directed to his fellow black colleagues have gone to the extent of calling black people of this city and indigenous people of this country as 'baboons and as kaffirs'.  Such remarks are reminiscent of the apartheid and National Party attitude towards the indigenous people of this country," spokesperson Lesego Makhubela said.  He also said Du Toit degraded black people, saying were not deserving of the jobs they were in, and were inadequate and unequal to the task.  

Mayoral spokesperson Samkelo Mgobozi said they were aware of the allegations and had taken the matter up with those involved.  The matter has been referred to Corporate and Shared Services for further investigations and corrective measures.

• Read this report by Karabo Ngoepe in full at Huffington Post

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