{"id":5005,"date":"2018-12-31T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T01:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.0.5.12\/nnn\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T09:14:36","slug":"removal-of-black-beach-goers-sparks-public-outrage-in-s-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=5005","title":{"rendered":"Removal Of Black Beach-Goers Sparks Public Outrage In S. Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"614\" height=\"376\" src=\"http:\/\/10.0.5.12\/nnn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beavh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5010\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beavh.jpg 614w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beavh-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beavh-600x367.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption>Clifton Beach\u00a0is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is an exclusive residential area and is home to the most expensive real estate in South Africa <br>Photo: South African Tourism\/Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CAPE TOWN, S. Africa, Dec 30 (NNN-SANEWS) &#8211; South African Environmental Affairs Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, joined the chorus of condemnation, against the removal of blacks from a public beach in Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The removal of black beach-goers is &#8220;discriminatory,&#8221; the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Sunday evening, the Professional Protection Alternatives (PPA), a private security company, allegedly removed black beach-goers from a popular beach in Clifton, an upscale community in Cape Town. The PPA said, it did so, upon instructions from the City of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident made news headlines in South Africa, as it is reminiscent of the apartheid days, when black people were denied access to certain public places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The private security guards reportedly were hired by the Clifton residents, who allegedly don&#8217;t want black beach-goers to stay at the beach after sunset, for fear of crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not acceptable for any security company to remove people from a public space, Nomvula said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We also have an obligation as South Africans, to make sure that when we use these public facilities, we maintain the mental standards and we do not also impose what is a preference of a minority or a certain group, because of their own proximity,&#8221; the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa belongs to all who live in it, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African lawmakers also added their voice to the public outcry over the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, Parliament&#8217;s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs condemned &#8220;this barbaric and racist act of the unlawful removal of beach-goers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa will never return to the apartheid years, where black people were restricted from gaining access to certain public spaces, committee chairperson, Phillemon Mapulane, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruling African National Congress (ANC) accused the security company of &#8220;giving itself the authority to ignore our Constitution&#8221; and illegally ordering citizens to leave the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Cape Town, in a statement, distanced itself from the actions of the private security company.&#8211; NNN-SA NEWS\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN, S. Africa, Dec 30 (NNN-SANEWS) &#8211; South African Environmental Affairs Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, joined the chorus of condemnation, against the removal of blacks from a public beach in Cape Town. The removal of black beach-goers is &#8220;discriminatory,&#8221; the minister said. 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