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By Se-Anne Rall 
12h ago
Durban, a KwaZulu-Natal woman who angered hundreds of people on social media after referring to President Cyril Ramaphosa as an “ape,” said her comment was disproportionate.
The woman, who she says has now removed the Facebook profile, works for a construction company in Durban’s upper road area, was commenting on a post on a local Facebook group that wrote “… it’s the government’s fault. .. a monkey trying to act as a first world president “(sic)
The woman’s comment was reported to Brighton Beach SAPS and a case was opened.
On Wednesday, National Police spokesman Brigadier Vish Naidoo confirmed that an injury crime case had been opened and was being investigated by Brighton Beach SAPS.
“The case was recorded at the Brighton Beach police station around 8pm on Tuesday. We believe that an arrest in this case is imminent. The incident has caused a riot on social media when the post went viral. This too It has sparked heated debate on social media. The woman who allegedly made the post has disabled her Facebook profile, “Naidoo said.
Naidoo said the woman has not been arrested.
In an interview with Timeslive, the woman said; “It was disproportionate and I apologize profusely, but I can’t speak to you right now.”
Community activist Rivaaj Ramdas said it was regrettable that people no longer considered another person’s right to dignity.
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