{"id":59192,"date":"2020-04-08T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/mayor-is-suspended-20200408\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:45:53","slug":"mayor-is-suspended-20200408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/mayor-is-suspended-20200408\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor is suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"91u7m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"91u7m-0-0\">Mayor suspended<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"2if64-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2if64-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"aooos-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"aooos-0-0\">Racial slur has mayor in trouble<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"7qa4f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7qa4f-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"32iml-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"32iml-0-0\">Marti Will <p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"taqu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"taqu-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"4ckcu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4ckcu-0-0\">mwill@volksblad.com<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"8t05p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8t05p-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"b2jue-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b2jue-0-0\">The executive mayor of Matjhabeng, Nkosinjani Speelman, has been temporarily suspended from the ANC and public office.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"2f3nc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2f3nc-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"7o46n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7o46n-0-0\">This decision was taken by the provincial office of the ANC following the racist slurs he made in his welcoming address to members of the South African National De\u00adfence Force in Welkom.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"e8irr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"e8irr-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"3elvj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3elvj-0-0\">He has violated the provi\u00adsion of the ANC Constitution, which prohibits and classifies as misconduct all forms of racist utterances.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"20du9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"20du9-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"d049j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d049j-0-0\">Speelman publicly called the residents of Bronville \u201cBoesmans and drunkards.\u201d<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"78qst-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"78qst-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"11fr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"11fr-0-0\">He said the army must not tolerate them (the Bronvillers) disobeying the rules during lockdown. He, Speelman, will back the army in its response to the residents of Bronville.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"44qjm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"44qjm-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"ahviv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ahviv-0-0\">Matjhabeng\u2019s speaker, Bheke Stofile, says they take the matter seriously.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"bkvro-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bkvro-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"1qtug-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1qtug-0-0\">Stofile has studied and listened to the video clip which Vista brought to his attention. He has applied the council\u2019s standard rules and orders and asked the execu\u00adtive mayor to respond to the complaint. <p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"aavik-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"aavik-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"an20e-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"an20e-0-0\">\u201cWe have asked him to treat the matter and his response seriously,\u201d says Stofile.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"8bvbp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8bvbp-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"cnrnn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cnrnn-0-0\">Vista is in possession of this video, and a later video the mayor made to apologise for his political gaff.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"c53ht-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"c53ht-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"2frqu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2frqu-0-0\">The ward councillor of Bronville, Vicky Morris, told Vista the residents are very unhappy and are demanding the mayor\u2019s resignation. Morris has demanded a public apology from Speelman.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"2p3g1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2p3g1-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"b38q7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b38q7-0-0\">On Facebook, Heinrich April posted his own video recording in which he said the mayor meant what he said when he called them \u201cBoesmans\u201d. <p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"ebkvq-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ebkvq-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"4fk16-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4fk16-0-0\">\u201cI hope the ANC disciplines you, the people of Matjhabeng deserve better. In a democracy, we cannot have racists. You will have to deal with us,\u201d said April. \u201cIf you respect your job, and the ANC, you will resign.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"7amrr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7amrr-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"2auao-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2auao-0-0\">Piet Botha of the DA has reported Speelman to the Human Rights Commission and the police.<p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"79vbc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"79vbc-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"77v34-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"77v34-0-0\">\u201cEven though he has apologised, his actions and words are unacceptable. He must be held accountable. It just does not belong in our times. We will definitely take this further,\u201d says Botha. <p><\/p>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"3nn3s-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3nn3s-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9b51d\" data-offset-key=\"610lk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"610lk-0-0\">Even Jesse Duarte in her private capacity, as well as Dennis Bloem, have condemned Speelman\u2019s 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