Man appears in court for alleged racial remarks

A 50-year-old man will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today.

Police arrested the suspect in Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday after he posted a video on social media making racist remarks against black people.

 In the video, the man claims that black people want to harm white people in South Africa.

In the video, of more than three minutes long he accuses “black, African” people of committing gruesome acts of violence, urging white people to recognise the so called threat.

 He remarked that “one day these black African k****** that’s what they are, they’re nothing less that they’re going to go to your house and rape your wife in front of you, kill your daughter, son in front of your eyes, before they kill you”.

He also said that white people are their “own worst enemies”.

EFF leader, Julius Malema, and President Cyril Ramaphosa are also menetioned in the video.

EFF STATEMENT ON THE ARREST AND CHARGE OF A RACIST WHITE MAN WESSEL PRINSLOO FOR RIDICULING AND UTTERING RACIAL SLURS DIRECTED AT BLACK AFRICAN PEOPLE

21 FEBRUARY 2025 pic.twitter.com/WzkGVHkRWy

— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) February 21, 2025

Police have condemned the remarks, emphasising the importance of responsible social media use. Western Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa warned that failure to do so could have serious legal consequences.

 Done by: Shaneca Cupido