The incident reportedly occurred outside the premises of one of the country’s leading Car Audio Equipment manufacturers in Vereeniging on January 16 at about 08:45.

This was when officer handcuffed two temporary workers with zip-ties for allegedly being illegal immigrants.

Mabuye apparently phoned the business owner who turned questions over to Police who all declined to speak to him. It is alleged that the officer publicly called Mabuye a ‘clever kaffir.’

“They acted like cowboys, singling out two foreign nationals,” Mabuye said.

The officer, whose name is known to Sedibeng Ster, apparently threatened Mabuye with arrest for obstruction.

“The officer furiously turned on me, saying, ‘You are a clever kaffir, I will sort you out for obstruction,” said Mabuye. Mabuye further said that South Africa has the best constitution in the world, according to which hate speech is a serious offence and must be dealt with.

Police spokesperson Captain Fikile Funda has confirmed that a case of crimen injuria has been opened. He declined to divulge further information as the matter is still sub judice.