A video of the DA MP resurfaced on social media after he was seen using racial slurs.
A South African lawmaker has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance , after a series of old clips resurfaced online of him spewing violent racist language against black people.
In the video Mr Gouws, who was sworn into parliament less than a week ago, uses a local slur typically reserved for Black Africans repeatedly along with the n-word, and calls for black people to be killed. The DA, a centre-right party, has faced continuous accusations of racism from critics who say the party only wants to protect the interests of the white-minority population - a charge it denies.It follows another resurfaced clip, which came out earlier in the week, where Mr Gouws makes racially charged remarks.He said: "If Africa had to disappear off the face of the earth, no one would notice”.
John Steenhuisen, the leader of the DA, previously defended Mr Gouws, but it is unclear if he has seen the latest video where Mr Gouws calls for black people to be killed.
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