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Should the Podcast and chill host fail to appear, he may be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and imprisonment.
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Macgyver Mukwevho, popularly known as MacG is set to be summoned to appear before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities for his comments about Minnie Dlamini.
Should the Podcast and chill host fail to appear, he may be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and imprisonment.
In the recent episode discussing Dlamini’s relationship break-up, MacG made distasteful comments about her [Dlamini] private part.
“Bro, I’m telling you, man. There’s got to be something wrong with her; maybe her coochie smells or something. You know this happens, man, it happens, especially with the hot girls,” said MacG.
Letsike, said MacG’s comments were nauseating in their vulgarity and must be regarded as an unconstitutional violation of Dlamini’s rights to freedom and security of the person, equality, and human dignity as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
The deputy minister considers the comments to constitute online gender- based violence.
According to the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP on GBVF), this type of violence is “any act of gender-based violence against a woman that is committed, assisted or aggravated in part or fully by the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), such as mobile phones and smartphones, the internet, social media platforms or email, against a woman because she is a woman, or affects women disproportionately”.
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“There is no room in our democratic Republic for any misogynistic and demeaning utterances that perpetuate patriarchal iterations of gender relations.
“We are encouraged that within the ranks of South African society, we have persons who are sober in mind to call out abhorrent tendencies that are a distraction from achieving gender equality,” she added.
Letsike note and appreciate the stance Moja Love channel took regarding MacG’s comments. However, they call on the channel to act swiftly to ensure consequences for the utterances they have publicly castigated.
“The chronic trend will cease only as there are tangible ramifications on the hosts of the podcast, and all other content aired by the Moja Love channel that perpetuates GBVF, whether sexual, physical, financial, emotional and/or online.”
Letsike said MacG’s comments will be referred to the relevant Constitutional and statutory bodies for investigation including but not limited to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA), among others
MacG will be referred to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities to summon Mr Mukwevho to appear before the committee and account in line with Section 56 of the Constitution.
“Should Mr Mukwevho fail without sufficient cause to appear before the committee, processes to implement section 17 (1)(c)(ii) of the Act must be engaged and Mr Mukwevho may be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and imprisonment.”
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The deputy minister also explained that legal counsel on a possible criminal case of crimen injuria with the South African Police Service (Saps) will be explored, and as it may be legally plausible.
“As the Deputy Minister responsible for Women, a long-time advocate for gender equality, and a woman myself, I find Mr Mukwevho’s comments reprehensible. This incident is not a harmless joke or casual banter – it is a harrowing demonstration of online gender-based violence.
“Women cannot be reduced to vulgar slurs and the objectification of the female body as this is a damaging reinforcement of gender- based disrespect and consequently violence.”
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