News24 reports that the City of Ekurhuleni has fired a staffer filmed making "egregious racist remarks" against a client.  

Spokesperson Themba Gadebe said on Friday:  "The City acted swiftly to institute disciplinary processes against the Bedfordview-based licencing department official following egregious racist remarks and aggression against a client which went viral on the social networks [on] May 20.  The official failed to make a substantive written submission on why his contract should not be terminated, subsequently, the City had no option but to dismiss the employee with immediate effect."  The action was taken in line with Schedule 8(4), subsection 4 of the Labour Relations Act, "whereby pre-dismissal procedures may be dispensed with if it constitutes exceptional circumstances".  Customers at the licencing department were left shocked last Monday after the official made the racial slurs, which was recorded by motivational speaker Gavin Sharples.

• Read the report by Jenni Evans on this story and view a video clip of the incident at News24

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