Human rights complaint lodged against Mayor Xaba following public confrontation

A complaint against eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba has been lodged with the South African Human Rights Commission.

FOLLOWING a heated exchange between eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba and activist Yeshelen Govender, a formal complaint has been lodged with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

On Friday, Visvin Reddy, a member of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party in the National Assembly, lodged a formal complaint with the SAHRC in KwaZulu-Natal.

He said this was done in his personal capacity, as a citizen and public representative.

Reddy, in his complaint said Mayor Xaba’s “conduct and explicit utterances” constituted a severe violation of the foundational principles of South Africa as enshrined in Section 9 (right to equality) and Section 10 (human dignity) of the Constitution.