Johannesburg -
North West Premier Thandi Modise on Wednesday welcomed an indication by the South African Human Rights Commission that it would probe claims of racism at a school in the province.
She said any acts of racism had to be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators needed to be dealt with accordingly.
“We are hopeful that an independent investigation by the HRC will get to the facts and make appropriate recommendations,” she said in a statement.
She had called for human rights education, values and anti-racism to be intensified as part of the school curriculum.
This came after it was reported that 14-year-old twin brothers Kago and Kagiso Mangope, who are in Grade 8 at Potchefstroom Gimnasium, were constantly being referred to as “k*****s”.
“We want to ensure that as we celebrate twenty years of democracy in this country, no South African is called by derogatory names or denigrated in any way.”
She said the country was still repairing the damage done by racism and that incidents of racism could not be allowed to take South Africa a step back. - Sapa