The SA Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it would investigate another\u00a0toilet segregation allegation at an animal clinic in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not aware of this allegation, but we will look into it,\u201d SAHRC spokesman Isaac Mangena told Sapa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will visit and see. Yes we will send investigators to that place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mangena was commenting after the Sowetan newspaper reported that the Blouberg Animal Clinic had separate toilets for whites and blacks.<\/p>\n
The clinic is located in the same area as the Vleissentraal office block, which came under fire last week after reported claims of toilet racism emerged.<\/p>\n
Veterinarian Freddie Harris, who co-owns the clinic, declined a request from the newspaper to comment.<\/p>\n
Last week, the same newspaper reported that the Vleissentraal office block in Louis Trichardt allocated toilets according to race groups.<\/p>\n
The SAHRC subsequently told Sapa it had sent investigators to the building.<\/p>\n
It launched an investigation, and warned that it would resort to approaching the Equality Court if it did not get co-operation from the building’s owner Bennie van der Merwe.<\/p>\n
Last week Wednesday, Van der Merwe opened a case of defamation against the Sowetan newspaper over the article.<\/p>\n
Van der Merwe denied the racism allegations to Sapa and said the newspaper was defaming its name.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe allegations are not true. The newspaper didn’t even consult us. They didn’t phone us for comment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also took issue with its \u201cwhites only\u201d headline.<\/p>\n
Van der Merwe said another case of intimidation was also opened with the police, after the building’s manager received threatening text messages.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe received threatening SMSes from an EFF member who threatened to burn our building, but the EFF claims it’s not from them,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n
Mangena, meanwhile, said the commission would be meeting with Van der Merwe later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will be coming to our offices in Polokwane today. This meeting will form part of our investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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