Steve Hofmeyr has come under fire for mocking the Sharpeville massacre on Twitter.
He tweeted: “The death of Biko was a human rights violation. Sharpeville was not.”
On Wednesday Hofmeyr, pictured, added on his Twitter wall: “Human Rights Day is no longer about celebrating human rights; it's about black nationalist pride… The spirit of the celebration has been hijacked!”
Some agreed, but Themba Radebe tweeted: “Can we all please deny Steve Hofmeyr the oxygen of publicity and allow him to wither and die the inconsequential death he deserves?”
- Cape Argus