Last week following the establishment of the Government of National Unity (GNU) which includes the ANC, DA, IFP, PA and GOOD, members of parliament were sworn into office. Unfortunately for one of those individuals, the last week has been marred by controversy. Member of Parliament (MP) for the DA, Renaldo Gouws, has been something of an internet personality for the better part of the last decade.
Aside from being active on Twitter/X, he operates a YouTube channel where he livestreams every week and shares his opinion. Gouws is also active on TikTok. Over the last week, clips have surfaced from Gouws’ time on the internet and the opinions shared by the MP are shocking to say the least.
In the latest controversy, Gouws is allegedly heard to be using racial slurs while expressing a desire to “kill” people of colour. Some have argued that the video requires context. In this instance, the context is allegedly that Gouws was reacting to the fact that the likes of Julius Malema can sing “Dubul’ ibhunu” with impunity.
It was recently decided by the Supreme Court of Appeals that “Dubul’ ibhunu” or “shoot the boer” is not considered hate speech . The video in question was sent to IOL by a source who pointed the publication to the Internet Archive. At the time, Gouws went by the username R3NDI3R online and the video in question starts off with the now DA MP stating, “There’s a couple of things I want to say.
Kill all the fu**ing k*****s, kill all the fu**ing n.