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South Africa: Criminal Case Opened After Catzavelos Racist Rant
News24Wire, 22 August 2018
Economic Freedom Fighters members in Gauteng have opened a criminal case against k-word holidaymaker Adam Catzavelos, saying that they want him behind bars for racism. Read more »
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South Africa: Huge Business Fallout As Family Fires Racist K-Word Holidaymaker
News24Wire, 22 August 2018
A racist rant in which a South African man films himself boasting about being on a Greek beach where there isn't a single black person in sight has left his family business… Read more »
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South Africa: 'Remorse' Will Play Big Part in Deciding K-Word Holiday-Maker's Punishment - Social Media Lawyer
News24Wire, 22 August 2018
"For somebody to take a video of themselves [saying the k-word] and posting it in a WhatsApp group is just unbelievable," lawyer and social media expert Emma Sadleir told News24 on… Read more »
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South Africa: K-Word Holidaymaker Video Is 'Despicable' - Govt
News24Wire, 23 August 2018
Government on Thursday condemned the "racial comments" made by Adam Catzavelos. Read more »
Racism in South Africa - What Should the Punishment Be?
In the latest racist rant to go public, a video of Adam Catzavelos on overseas holiday saying: "Not one k****r in sight, f*cking heaven on earth... You cannot beat this!" caused outrage. In South Africa, the k-word has been used as a derogatory word aimed at black South Africans for decades. A few months ago, Vicki Momberg was found guilty of calling a black police officer the k-word 48 times when he came to her aid following a smash-and-grab incident - she was sentenced to two years in jail. Does Catzavelos now face the same fate? Air your views on our Twitter poll.
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South Africans are outraged after the man, later identified as Adam Catzavelos by Twitter users, described his holiday location as "heaven" because there were no black ... Read more »
