Sunday Times' "Facebook racist" pic +3yrs old

On Sunday the Sunday Times - under the heading "Wanted: Facebook racist" - led with a story about a picture of a white man posing "over the apparently lifeless body of a black child - like a hunter celebrating his kill." It said that the "undated picture", which it published prominently on its front page, "is on the social networking site in the profile of a user called ‘Eugene Terrorblanche'" and that "While it is not known if the photograph is genuine or has been manipulated, a child protection charity has expressed concern for the well being of the youngster."

The newspaper had sent a link of the picture to the Hawks unit of the South African Police Service and they had immediately launched an investigation. "The search is now on for the person or persons responsible for the picture, for whoever created the user profile and for those who have seen the photograph but failed to report it."

Although the Sunday Times' did not date the picture or establish whether it was posed, digitally created or real, its report was picked up by AFP which sent the story around the world.

The picture, seemingly documenting, at the very least, the degradation of a black child by a white man, provoked a Tsunami of fury and outrage. DA leader, Helen Zille, released a statement calling for "all South Africans to assist in finding the originators of this picture so that the law can take its course."

At about the point where this tidal wave was peaking Mandy Wiener, the Eye Witness News reporter and author of Killing Kebble, commented on Twitter that she was " surprised by Sunday Times lead story re Facebook racism. I did the story for EWN several years ago & it was well known then."

In a follow up message she said that in May 2008 "EWN exposed the picture which is on the front page of the SunTimes on a FB group called 'Ek laaik nie 'n houtkop nie so what'." In answer to a query as to whether the man with the rifle was ever tracked down she added: "I tried at the time and seem to recall it was a hoax."

The story on the racist Facebook group - established by a few students at the University of the North West - was extensively reported on in the press in early October 2008. A Sapa report on October 6 2008 stated:

"The North West University (NWU) on Monday expressed shock over the existence of a racist group on Facebook and the involvement of some of its students as officers of the group...It was reported that the group called "ek laaik nie 'n houtkop nie, sou what" (I do not like a 'houtkop', so what?) contains inflammatory comments posted by members. The group apparently also showed a photograph of a young white man holding a gun while posing over the trophy of a young black boy lying on the ground."

The Facebook group and the photograph were subsequently mentioned in reports and analyses in Beeld, Die Burger, Volksblad, the Independent Group newspapers and the Mail & Guardian. (In November 2008 a student linked to the page was expelled from the university, an action which again received extensive coverage in the press.)

The Times, then edited by Ray Hartley, also reported on the incident. In an article (October 7 2008) it stated that the university's management and the Human Rights Commission had been alerted to the existence of the Facebook page. Adding: "the ‘k-word' is used frequently page, and a picture of a white man holding a gun while standing over a young black boy on the ground is displayed. The picture has been removed."

On Twitter on Sunday Hartley - now editor of the Sunday Times - defended the decision to publish this extremely racist image on the front page of his newspaper despite its being at least three years old, saying: "Our story is about an extremely racist image being published on Facebook now, in 2011. We must find the person who published this image."

Update: Beeld reports that the Hawks are now saying that the police had already investigated the photo in 2007. The man concerned told the police back then that he had paid the child to lie like that.

The Times report October 7 2008:

For more read Chris Vick's analysis, in the Daily Maverick, of the whole debacle.

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Appropriate Focus? And now the Hawks are to INVESTIGATE such racial C*** rather than go after the REAL criminals, such as the corrupt politicians that have pocketed millions in the arms deal????? What a scandal.... The AGM of honest ANC officials is to be held . .more on Friday in the call-box on the corner... please make sure that both of you attend..... . .less by Huh?? on August 29 2011, 03:23 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Never trust Ray Hartley again This was an attempt - by the Sunday Times - to burn down the whole country. Hartley is no different from the maker of the image, whose purpose was exactly the same. These newspapers have not changed at all. Hartley, go to . .more hell. . .less by Domza on August 29 2011, 04:56 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

3 Year old story Three years ago they could not find who was behind it. Now it is again dished up. This smells of "agents provocateurs". Apartheid and racial tensions must be kept alive to divert the attention of the dismal failures of the ANC regime and . .more their coorupt and visionless leadership. . .less by James Bell on August 29 2011, 07:42 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Red Herrings to divert disgust from ANC corruption and failures Two weeks ago the Sunday Times invented so-called corruption in the DA. Now this utterly disgusting pretence at journalism. Time to go, Ray. by Pieter Schoombee on August 29 2011, 07:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Local media is in a mess There are racist, bigoted, disgusting pages all over Facebook. There's also the facility to report them and have them removed. I'm trying to think of one media source that actually reports the facts, as they are, without adding "blog"-type opinions . .more anymore. Nope. Can't. We're turning into the "hacks" we used to laugh at in Britain. . .less by Dianne Bayley on August 29 2011, 08:01 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Look. The Sunday Times is going downhill and has been for some years now... So it seems the editor, as is his right, sees fit to publish pre -published old news in this direction in a bid to be sensational and up sales. AVUSA also needs to boost profiles it seems in light of the impending sale of the company. But the AVUSA . .more journalistic sloppyness is alienating many who are fighting in the corner of press freedom. Come on journos. Become more professional . .less by Ben on August 29 2011, 08:12 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Sensationalism This is a good example of a paper that have long ago sold their soul, and now have nothing to offer. Shame on them and let us understand that they will do anything, just to sell a few papers more. Just do not support them anymore, nothing hurts them . .more more than low sales, after all, only money will hurt them and ironically that is exactly what they sold their souls for. . .less by concerned citizen on August 29 2011, 08:15 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Good work Nice work Ray. You've basically destroyed your reputation in one foul swoop, dragging up this image which is old news and has already been investigated to death. Sunday Times were always known as a tabloid racist paper but now it's confirmed. Oh the . .more irony. Congratulations Ray you did what so many of us could only dream for... single handedly derail and tarnish one of the worst papers in the country. Bravo!!!!!!! . .less by John on August 29 2011, 08:20 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

The desperation of newspaper in serious decline Let's boost our black readership because we are trying to impress a potential buyer of the paper - first off lets sell the paper in black areas on the side of the road for half price to boost circulation figures - then we fabricate a story against the DA . .more one week and put that on the cover - then 2 weeks later we dig up a 3 year old story of some moronic racist's bad taste attempt at humour and give it front page exposure. Great piece by The Daily Maverick (click the link) - now THAT is great journalism ... . .less by Sad Days on August 29 2011, 08:41 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

to Ray Ray, you are a disgrace. your newspaper is a disgrace - how you keep your head up high in public is beyond me, you should be ashamed of yourself. you have become the example i will hold up to my daughter of what a journalist must not become - a spineless . .more mediocrity. . .less by sonja o on August 29 2011, 09:09 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

No other headlines available I suppose week after week of ST headlines exposing ANC cadres stealing money from tax payers Ray had to find something different to avoid reader fatigue. So he digs up a sensational four year old story and rehashes it on his front page and in the process, . .more again stirs the pot of racial discord in this country. . .less by Airwolf on August 29 2011, 09:09 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Another story to deliberately throw darkies off..It is becoming widly known in the black communities that the newspapers are anti-black. Any black success is somehow associated with corruption. These back executies and leaders are paraded on front-page non-stop as if they own 80% of the economy - you never ever hear front-page . .more stories about the real owners of the economy - the 10% white racists who own 90% of the economy. So now that darkies are waking up to this - the ploy is of course to deliberately put on the front page known shaky stories. It seems of course that they are being "partial",, but guess what, the next weekend there will be another front-page apology. Then the editors will claim that they are being fair and objective in their reporting - all bull-biscuits of course. . .less by mximm on August 29 2011, 09:13 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Ray Hartley is a disgrace 2 weeks ago Ray Hartley's attempt to damage the DA's integrity backfired. That was shoddy journalism in itself but the latest case lowers his standard to below zero. Now, in an obvious second attempt to ingratiate himself with the ANC, he puts a . .more 3-year-old story on the front page, to stir up racial hatred. What did they teach you at Rhodes University Mr Hartley? How to sell your soul? You're just a hack and I hope you're forced to RESIGN, as you don't have the integrity to do so yourself. . .less by Nikki on August 29 2011, 09:27 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Sunday Times Whites hail the ST when it exposes black crime and corruption but when it comes to whites, it is bashed till kingdom come. You people are not infallible. You complain about farms attacks but when it is the farm workers who suffer. No one cares. by Palesa on August 29 2011, 09:37 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

The soul of a (white) South African This article and the comments above gives us a glimpse into the soul of a white South African. The fact that this was reported in 2008 and an investigation by both Mandy Wiener (the journalist) and the police proved inconclusive makes it right I . .more suppose? The picture tells a story of how some of our conuntrymen view us blacks. Indeed we live in a very sick society. . .less by Velesazi on August 29 2011, 10:24 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Unbelievable! So you want an 'old' issue like the Arms Deal to be reivisted and yet this must be put to rest and forgotten about? This is the double standards that we have to live with from some of our white countrymen?!?!?! When it suits them, and when it . .more is embarassing to them, things are labbeled as old, irrelevant and unimportant. Whether this should have been reported on and placed in the front page of the ST is not the issue. The issue is there are many people who think this way 17 years after democracy.A lot of you guys are truly dispecable.the wounds were never closed, they have been open and racism is a part of the daily South African life. . .less by Sumbodi on August 29 2011, 10:37 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

reporters I wonder what a genuinely good journalist like Guy Berger thinks of this? by john kalala on August 29 2011, 10:46 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Look Over There NOT AT ME! Now thats much better for a bit of distraction whilst we rape this country and its brain dead moronic racist electorate. Keep those investigators busy chasing photoshop. Close down the public protector whilst they are not looking. Your advertising . .more contract is now renewed. . .less by Dr Ubani on August 29 2011, 10:48 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ Velesazi Perhaps what the ST should print is the over a hundred thousand killings of Blacks, by ANC thugs, during the supposed struggle. You know the ones - necklacing, the much favoured method of killing, anyone who did not conform to the wishes of the ANC. . .more Apart from the actual war (ANC/NP) there were a few Whites who killed Blacks, but they were in the minority. Show them together with the Farm murders. Here the numbers would probably be on par. That now leaves the hundreds if not thousands of Whites killed during robberies, hijackings and the likes, since the ANC have been in power. The reason given was that these poor thugs were so used to killing that they didn't know how to stop. What rubbish. . .less by Open Minded on August 29 2011, 11:10 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Re: Facebook racist You were correct in running this story and we need more people to raise these issues on a public platform and especially with media were it gains mass attention- racism and crimes of racist natures such as these need to be dealt with severely!! Whether a . .more joke or not which is clearly not funny to people of colour on the receiving end is not acceptable! It is because we do not take a stand and allow this to occur in our country. If perpetrators of hate and racist crimes where dealt with in a more serious matter then did not involve a P******* apology of some sort or the victims to bend over backwards being forgiving of this "twak" then maybe it would put pay to people thinking about colour in the first place! Do we forget what our forefathers fought so hard for pre 1994 and how much blood was shed for us to have the world and lifestyle that we do today. COME ON SOUTH AFRICA! take a stand and lets put pay to RACISM!!!! . .less by tammy on August 29 2011, 12:14 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Open Minded What I am saying is that we should never condone wrong doing of any kind. All I seem to be sensing in this debate is that our white counterparts are failing to condem this act outrightly. I think the arms deal should be properly investigated, I think Jeff . .more Radebe should resign for misleading the president so many times, I think Cele and his cohorts should be fired and so on. The picture is wrong...full stop!! Do you have difficulty with that? . .less by Velesazi on August 29 2011, 12:19 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Diverting Attention??? This is not diverting any attention from all the other wrongs in this country. It is PART of all the other wrongs in this country. by Sumbodi on August 29 2011, 12:36 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

another nail in the ST coffin ... plus the false flags are a-flying in the wind The Sin-a-day Slimes is the most discredited rag in SA. Let's not forget that this latest "expose" comes in the wake of a damning report commissioned by the ST itself into the poor quality of its "journalism" - a report that the ST tried to keep from the . .more public. However, you can find the report online and it shows that that "newspaper" is populated by some of the most disgusting people in SA. Meanwhile, is it not interesting that this story has been re-run at the exactly the same time as Arch-Heretic Tutu's Soak-the-Honkies-for-More-Money idea is being floated? Quite clearly, the idea is to induce all those guilty DA types into paying even more money to the corrupt incompetents. It will also serve as justification for land grabs. If this little report isn't a false flag operation, nothing is. . .less by Realist on August 29 2011, 13:49 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Eisj An interesting point: If the guy posing with the gun is white, and the boy pretending to be shot is black, it is an example of white racism. If the situation is reversed and someone spreads around a picture with a "brutal" black man holding a . .more gun, standing over a "dead" white child, what would the Sunday Times scream? Why, White racism. . .less by SamSly on August 29 2011, 15:33 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

beyond words That has to be one of the most disgusting images that I have ever seen. The product of an infantile mind who deserves no place in mainstream South African society. What is even worse, is that once again the Sunday Times proves to all of us . .more that it is a newspaper that has completely lost its way. The editor is a a disgrace to his profession. He clearly has absolutely no regard for racial harmony and if the National Editors Forum had any integrity they would ostracise him and his executive team. I no longer buy the Sunday Times because it has become such a trashy newspaper and I would hate to be seen leaving the shop with it under my arm. Domsa, for once I agree with you 100% Velasazi, for what it is worth I offer my apologies. Not all whites think like this and you might consider the possibility that the Sunday Times is feeding on black pain. That is why most whites are so angry about this disgusting piece of "journalism" . .less by voter on August 29 2011, 15:43 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Mr Nkululeko, why is Haiti poor and Iceland wealthy? Now why would the ST re-circulate, at this time, pics that were old and already in the press more than 3 years ago? Perhaps to do some anti-white propaganda? I mean Juju has been calling for the killing of all whites, and now the ST has to . .more show that there are whites who are equally vile in their approach to blacks, more or less, you show us Juju, and we show you the pics? The only solution, in the long run, is that SA has to be partitioned. At that point the question by Mr Nkululeko, namely "why is it that the black people are always deemed the criminals and are always poor and the white people are always living in luxury with very little to no poverty? ..." will have an easy answer: Mr Nkululeko, the answer to your question is that in SA, whites (by and large) have been productive workers, that is why they are wealthier in the Capitalistic system. If SA is partitioned, then your comparison would be like comparing Haiti to Iceland? So answer this one then: Why is Haiti poor, and Iceland wealthy? . .less by JVR on August 29 2011, 15:56 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Bad journalism Either it's an attempt at inflammatory journalism, or it's simply bad journalism. Either is embarrassing for the ST. I just have to suppress a chuckle when I see people saying that such a picture is "harmless fun" or such comments. While the . .more child in the picture may have participated quite willingly, spreading such a picture around without any context is certainly not "harmless". I also wonder if the picture was of a black man, holding a panga over a white child's body, whether those people would also have said it's just "harmless fun"... . .less by Johnathan on August 29 2011, 16:23 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ nkululeko Nkululeko, do you realise that the country's borders are quite arbitrary, and that racial groupings and country of birth are likewise arbitrary? What if I declared that the majority of people in my neighbourhood are "white" people and therefore only white . .more people "own" that neighbourhood and can make the rules that have to be obeyed there? (I'm not advocating this, it's just an example. I wouldn't want to have to obey the rules made by a lot of old white guys :) Why would that be different from what is implied in your comment, though? You need to take a principled look at things - stop thinking in terms of the arbitrary divisions, whether they be geographical, temporal or racial. . .less by Johnathan on August 29 2011, 16:28 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ Velesazi Velesazi, let me tell you that, as a white person, I would not want to associate with the people involved in taking that picture. Not even because of any racist ideals that they might have, but simply because they are obviously dumber than a bag of wet . .more mice. I like my friends to have an I* of at least 70... Don't for a second believe that most white people in South Africa think that that picture is funny or a good thing! . .less by Johan on August 29 2011, 16:32 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

FAKE facebook pic vs REAL photos of crime victims If the Sin-a-day Slimes really wanted to print some shocking photos about ACTUAL crimes it would publish photos of white farmers who have been brutally attacked and murdered. There are quite a few websites that show gruesome photos of REAL crime victims. . .more Instead, it publishes a three-year-old photo that we now know was POSED - a fake pic! This is what so-called journalism in SA has become - getting pix off social networking sites that are inhabited by sad people who think it is so vital that the rest of the world to be told that they've just had a cup of coffee or watched or watched some dumb-A** TV show. And in case you think I'm attacking this pic just because it is clearly aimed at attacking whites, I also think that the Sowetan's pic of the cops having sex was disgusting and amounted to porn. . .less by Realist on August 29 2011, 17:24 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

P******* Little Paper Oh, how P******* has the Sunday Times become. First the embarrassing DA tender story and now, surprise, another embarrassing storty - three years old and discounted. If all else fails, pull out the old race card. by Wingnut on August 29 2011, 17:50 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Velesazi Abuse of any kind is totally unacceptable. Irrespective of whether this is a hoax or not, the damage is done. At very least, if this is true, the question we should be asking, if no one has been charged, then why not and what have the police to say. Is . .more this responsible journalism, I don’t think so. . .less by Open Minded on August 29 2011, 17:52 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Who is going to discipline the Editor of the Sunday Times? Publication of that old picture is no less than inciting racial hatred. The feeble-minded creature who made the picture is just that, a feeble-minded twit; but for the Editor of a major Sunday paper to plaster it all over the country on the front page of . .more the paper is criminal. Shame on you Mr Hartley, at what cost to the country are you making your stinking profit? You should be replaced by a black person of the calibre of Moletsi Mbeki. . .less by Jason on August 29 2011, 18:07 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA and our P******* society A few years ago SASCO regularly plundered property at the UFS in Bloem. Millions of Rands in damages over the years!. A few days before the Reitz-4 saga they plundered again. The Reitz-4 incident happened and suddenly the media, DA, ANC and others went . .more bananas. A group of white girls was intimidated by thugs with rocks. The white girls ordeal was not newsworthy enough. The propaganda machine of the ANC, DA and others worked overtime. I dont believe that someone was injured or killed in the latest "overreaction". I do however think that this picture is in bad taste. Well, I think some farmers want to show theyre ordeal to the rest of the world . Bad taste or not. And whats the matter with madam Zille? She is very quite regarding farm/criminal/ murders and the white tax saga. When the perceived victim is black then she normally goes bananas like with the Reitz-4. She has to please her black electorate.Besides, she has double standards by supporting white bashing and AA. Thus "underreaction" when the "victim" is white. Overreaction when the 'victim" is black . .less by Republican on August 29 2011, 18:19 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@nkululeko The looting you speak of is mainly the work of the ANC and its cadres! See how Cele and Mahlangu-Nkabinde tried to push R1.7 billion in unlawful leases Roux Shabangu's way, the aforementioned R1.7 billion being an overcharge of about R1 billion which in . .more all likelihood would have gone to Cele, Zuma and their ANC buddies. And in spite of the Public Protector's finding against Cele and Shabangu, Zuma has done absolutely NOTHING. That racist picture was conceived and planned by a feeble-minded idiot and published by an unscrupulous editor to create circulation-boosting outrage. He is the skunk in this saga. No black child was physically injured here, unlike in the case of the Lindley farmer and his wife and child where the little (white) girl was shot in the head and killed. The tone of your response tells all and sundry, Mr Nkulukelo, that your are as bad and more racist than the feeble-minded person who made that photo. Soth Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and not only vociferous racists like you. . .less by Mute Fool on August 29 2011, 18:21 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ JVR I LIKE your idea a lot!! If only for the fact that it would shut-UP a lot of these idots attacking "whites". Since nobody wants to acknowledge the whites' contibution to making this country great DESPITE the drag of the black burden, why not let us PROVE . .more it. Just partition the country into white and black areas and SEE what happens. Of course, that will never happen, becasue the top ANC leadership knows where their next stolen rand will come from. It's easy, just use all the buzz-words about racism and utilize white-guilt created by white liberals, and the money just rolls in. . .less by CA Bez on August 29 2011, 18:24 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Racist Picture The creator/s of that picture have sick minds and the publishers of the picture are worse. This is pure racial incitement and should be punishable. The motive is as clear as daylight, however, incitement and hype sell more news papers. Shame on you . .more Sunday Times, you should be shut down just as Murdock's paper in the UK was shut down. . .less by Xolani on August 29 2011, 20:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

agree Well said Xolani by voter on August 29 2011, 21:18 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Media darlings These are the persons and things that sell newspapers and/or generate outrage. At the moment the media go on and on and on about Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing. They are re-inforcing Malema's image as a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON; without the . .more media's constant exposure of him he'd be the nothing he really is. Thanks to the media he is a "celebrity" and any foolish idiocy out of his maw is splashed about as if it's another important pearl. Good thing he'll shut them down if he ever comes to power......which will be their contribution to our downfall. . .less by Mute Fool on August 29 2011, 22:08 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

anc behind this .....funny at the time when the finalisation of the info bill, this old emotional story has resurfaced....almost makes one think that the anc is behind this to create an emotional plenary to justify sensorship of the media.....its called propaganda... by onlooker on August 29 2011, 22:19 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

our country never again will a white man govern this country,posing over a littlle black child like he is displaying his trophy after its kill.pathethic,we will fight for this country and will never ever allow the white man to dictate to us,this is our country,we are . .more in control now,do or say what all you can do is fold your hands and watch,be rest assured that yourll would never govern again.that is the spelling of war in this country and inciting of violence and if it comes to such,you whites would lose anyway. . .less by naviek ramdeyal on August 29 2011, 23:07 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

paradox Of course what makes this all the more beguiling is if you were a murderer why would you run this on your facebook page? To gloat, to torment potential victims, to remind everyone what a real bad A** you are, how much you hate colored people or simply . .more because in the age of social media if you’re going to go against people why not make your hate as public as possible? http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/08/who-is-the-facebook-racist-user-smiling-kneeling-with-rifle-in-hand-over-a-lifeless-little-brown-skinned-boy/ . .less by scallywag on August 30 2011, 03:41 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

RACISTS ...ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE (black & white)- STOP WITH THE INSECURITIES AND GO ON WITH YOUR LIVES! by MTHOBISI MTHIMKHULU on August 30 2011, 10:24 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

LIVES MM has a point, but then again, issues like this are mere symptoms of the real scourge afflicting SA and if racial harmony is not driven by the govt as a national priority, SA will carry on unravelling in the dirt like it is doing now - I see it like . .more night and day, black and white. We are all fiddling while Rome burns. I say this aracially; the problem with black Africa is that the nouveau powered have had only one thing in mind - get as rich as they can as quickly as they can, whilst not giving one jot about the plight of the masses. After all they are mere pawns in this whole liberation farce and by their gullibility, perpetuate their own misery by re-electing the demagogic manipulators of their lives - the anc and their deployees. CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY and it could have been so different! . .less by Gdoyi on August 31 2011, 15:06 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Recycling the news The Sunday Times should really consider re-running the Sharpville Massacre. It is a great story and if policing methods are contrasted with the latest Luthuli House riots, some good lessons will be learned. by Guy Mullins on September 03 2011, 21:32 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

facebook racist the facebook racist is known other than an attention seeker,he could of displayed a pic of a white ,indian or any other race,he knows the political situation of this beautiful country and used the finest of resources to get the necessary attention.it is . .more rather unfortunate that we have these young mfanas who is contributing to destruction.im positive that he cannot spell democracy if his life depended on it. . .less by naviek ramdeyal on October 10 2011, 19:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Boy alive and well If you followed the story like I did and read the follow up, the father of the boy came forward and said that his three year old sun fell asleep while waiting for his father to finish his work. The farmer came upon the sleeping boy after hunting for the . .more day in full view of the child's father. Somebody saw an opportunity to make this a racial issue and exploited it. http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Trofeejag-foto-alles-net-n-grap-se-2-seuns-se-familie-20110903 It just goes to show the real story is buried and the untruth is exploited for political gains. . .less by ewan on October 11 2011, 16:56 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

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