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By Sihle Mlambo 
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Johannesburg – SABC’s Umhlobo Wenene FM suspended breakfast show host Phiwe “Pastor The DJ” Nozewu after laughing at EFF members who were assaulted outside of Brackenfell High School this week.
Earlier this week, a group of EFF members arrived at the Cape Town school after a widely publicized matrix dance dance attended by only white students, their parents and teachers.
The party has been calling for the teachers who were at the event to be suspended.
But Nozewu took to Twitter to laugh at the events that occurred outside of the school when several parents and members of the Brackenfell community “stood up for the school” by blocking EFF members from their planned picket.
“Man of the party goes to Kobus,” a laughing Nozewu tweeted, attaching a photo of one of the community members who had led the charge to assault the Red Berets.
On Thursday, the EFF in a statement called for Nozewu’s suspension and the SABC acted.
The public announcer said that the media personality had discredited the organization.
“The SABC can confirm that Mr. Phiwe Nozewu is not scheduled on Umhlobo Wenene FM by the station’s management following his public statements on Twitter regarding a violent incident that took place in Cape Town.
“The SABC takes this matter seriously and therefore has not scheduled Mr. Nozewu until further notice for discrediting the organization,” SABC said.
The SABC can confirm that Mr. Phiwe Nozewu is not scheduled on Umhlobo Wenene FM by the station’s management following his public statements on Twitter regarding a violent incident that took place in Cape Town.
– SABC (@SABCPortal) November 12, 2020
In calling for Nozewu’s suspension, the EFF said the media personality had discredited the public broadcaster and said his statements were an endorsement of public violence and a violation of the constitutional right to protest.
He was also accused of supporting the assault on women after some videos showed an EFF member being assaulted with a baseball bat.
“The EFF calls for the removal of SABC radio host Phiwe Nozewu for his self-hate comments endorsing public violence and the assault on a black woman outside of Brackenfell High School,” said EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo.
On Thursday, before news of his suspension was confirmed, Nozewu posted an apology to the party and its fans.
“I have decided to acknowledge negligence and insensitivity to the matter on my part. Racism is a sensitive subject and my comments were misplaced.
“It was not intended to do malicious harm and I hope this apology finds resonance among those affected and offended. It has been a revelation for me, ”he said in his apology.
Good day. As I have discussed this on the program this morning, I have decided to formalize my statement this morning. @EFFSouthAfrica. pic.twitter.com/mZWgEj9uN0
– PastorTheDJ ™ 🇿🇦 (@PastortheDJ) November 11, 2020
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