A KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media in a rant against South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, and allegedly referred to him as “an Ape trying to act like a first world president”, could be criminally charged for her post.
A man who read the post and was offended by it, went to the Brighton Beach police station, on Wednesday, to open a case against the woman.
The man, who didn’t want to reveal his identity, said he found the post to be in bad taste.
“On the 23rd of April, I went up to my nearest police station in Brighton Beach to lodge a complaint and open a case against a lady that sent a Facebook page suggesting that the President is an ape pretending to act like a president of a first-world country. I did find the post distasteful and I did [not] hesitate to open up a case.”
On Wednesday, national police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo, confirmed that a case of crimen injuria had been opened and was under investigation by Brighton Beach SAPS.