The South African Human Rights Commission will host a two-day national hearing on racism and social media in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
This follows several incidents of racism on social media which have been reported in the media and have caused uproar in the country.<\/p>\n
A meme mocking the death of former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen enraged Twitter users last week.<\/p>\n
The meme, which depicts Spiderman actor Tobey Maguire grinning with the caption \u201cMe when I hear a white man has died\u201d, was shared by Riaan Lucas.<\/p>\n
Last year KwaZulu-Natal realtor Penny Sparrow was at the centre of a race row that gripped the country.<\/p>\n
She described black beachgoers as “monkeys”, in a Facebook post reacting to litter left behind after New Year\u2019s celebrations.<\/p>\n
High Court Judge Mabel Jansen was also accused of making racist comments about black people and rape on Facebook.<\/p>\n
Jansen said: “In their culture a woman is there to pleasure them. Period. It is seen as an absolute right and a woman’s consent is not required.”<\/p>\n