Comedian and radio personality Tumi Morake has lifted the lid on racial slurs she’s been receiving since joining the Jacaranda Breakfast radio show. Tumi, who joined the station three months ago, said the racist comments were amplified after she, along with her co-host Martin Bester, discussed Steve Hofmeyr’s cancelled New Zealand gig on air on Tuesday.
“You are the most annoying person on radio…please resign and go to the bush,” read one of the messages.
“You must resign and leave our land alone. You black South Africans mess up everything in our beautiful land. With your government, crime and swaarheaid [sic],” read another message.
Steve is set to headline the annual Afrikaans is Lekker tour to Australia and New Zealand. However, a show in Wellington was cancelled and it was reported it was because of protests from residents there. Team Steve denied this and said the show was cancelled because of venue prices.
While Tumi and Martin discussed the issue, it soon turned into a race debate. The TV presenter stood firm and dismissed the fact that the so-called New Zealand “boycott” was a racial issue but pointed out that the colour of her skin soon became the target.
While this story is spreading around like a wildfire, the radio station is yet to release a statement about the allegation and at the moment we don’t know where they stand.
Source: BizCommunity
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