Gareth Cliff causes outrage over ‘racism’ comments [video]

Gareth Cliff has yet to issue a response to the controversial comments he made about racism.

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Gareth Cliff caused an uproar on social media when he made racism comments in a conversation with social activist Mudzuli Rakhivhane and leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen.

Watch: Gareth Cliff makes shocking ‘racism’ comments

The radio broadcaster was in conversation with the two guests on his CliffCentral show and the part that’s gone viral shows Gareth totally dismissing Rakhivhane’s — a woman of colour representing OneSA — personal experiences with racism.

Cliff leaned on the Institute of Race Relations’ (IRR) Racism Is Not the Problem study that supposedly ‘exposed’ the ‘myth’ that “racism is a major problem in South Africa.”

“The survey clearly shows that racism is not a major problem in South Africa. The data shows only 3.3% of South Africans regard racism as one of the biggest problems facing the country and only 16% say they have experienced racism in the last five years,” the IRR claimed.

When Cliff fielded these findings, Rakhivhane rebutted with her own personal experiences which, she said, may not have been represented in the research data, the radio broadcaster was quick to shut down the activist and rubbish her opinion.

Here’s the disturbing clip that’s gone viral on social media:

South Africans look at Nando’s next move

As soon as this clip surfaced on social media, it spread faster than wildfire. Cliff, who’s been at the receiving end of the backlash has not bothered about addressing the disgruntlements of the masses.

The attention has since turned to Nando’s, the fast food giant that sponsors Cliff’s show. The tongue-in-cheek brand faces a boycott from fans who demand action on Cliff’s reckless comments.

Here’s how social media reacted to the viral Cliff’s ‘racism’ comments.