Cape Town - An ANC city councillor has been taken to task for describing Cape Town as a “moffie city”.
The remarks were reportedly made by Abdulhamied Gabier in Wedmesday’s sitting at the council chambers.
Mayor Patricia de Lille said the councillor had laid into Cape Town with a string of insults, among them the anti-gay slur.
“He was so homophobic and so insulting. I stood up and told the Speaker we cannot allow that language in the house, it’s unconstitutional.”
De Lille said she did not know what had prompted the outburst, as it “was not even relevant to the debate”.
On Twitter, DA councillor Dave Bryant reported: “(The) mayor spoke up and took him (Gabier) to task for homophobic statements and (the) ANC caucus just laughed. What a classy bunch.”
ANC caucus leader Tony Ehrenreich said: “Obviously the ANC does not endorse statements like that, and are completely opposed to such terms.”
Contacted today, Gabier said, somewhat confusingly: “You must ask the mayor why she is angry.” He then hung up.
Cape Argus