'I apologise unreservedly': DA MP Renaldo Gouws in tight spot over offensive comments in 2009 video
DA MP Renaldo Gouws has come under fire for remarks made in a 2009 video circulating on social media.
The DA is standing behind its newly sworn-in MP, Renaldo Gouws, whose offensive remarks from 16 years ago have resurfaced. In a video in 2009, Gouws implied white people were portrayed as the enemy and that"if Africa had to disappear off the face of the earth, no-one would f***** notice". Now, more than a decade later, Gouws' past has come back to haunt him in the form of an online petition calling for his removal as an MP.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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