Whistle-blower: I'm not racist

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Durban - "I'm not a racist, " says the whistle-blower who filmed KwaZulu-Natal Premier S'bu Ndebele's speeding convoy in January.

KZN transport, community safety and liaison Bheki Cele had labelled the whistleblower a racist in a statement released to the media on Tuesday.

Cele said: ³This so-called whistle-blower is not a whistle-blower.

"He is a self-made, arrogant, non-accountable individual who purports to be a good citizen and I will dare to argue that he is also a racist."

Cele made this remark while continuing to demand that The Witness release the name of the whistle-blower:

'We want that guy arrested'

"We are taking the newspaper to court if it continues to collaborate with the law-breaker.

"We want him, we want that guy arrested."

The Witness is bound, however, by the journalistic code of ethics not to reveal the identity of its sources.

The man told The Witness on Wednesday that he was willing to pay the fine for the speeding offence.

He added that he was not officially caught by traffic authorities and he argued that his own evidence could not be used to prosecute him.

"The law states no motorist may use a cellphone while driving. It does not state that you may not use your video camera while driving.

"The next charge on the rap sheet will probably be a charge that my car has a racist colour.

"Or that my tyres were all smooth. Or, perhaps, I listened to the wrong music while filming them.

Now, it's me who's going to take action against the MEC for defamation of character, purporting me to be a racist."

Blue-light saga goes national Meanwhile, the blue-light saga was elevated on Wednesday to the national stage when Cele appeared as a guest on SAfm where he once again defended the use of the blue lights by provincial government officials, saying it is within the law.

Cele also reiterated statements he made previously, including his accusations that The Witness was advancing a political agenda on behalf of its "political masters".

Cele last week accused the paper of being bankrolled by the Inkatha Freedom Party.

He also said the issue was not a provincial one as it had been raised only by "a certain section" of society.

"It is surprising that the only newspapers reporting on this are the English newspapers. The issue has not been picked up by Zulu newspapers," said Cele.

The MEC came under fire from mainly white listeners who called in to the programme, with one listener even calling Cele a buffoon.

The insult, Cele said, was indicative of the racist manner in which the matter had been handled.

However, towards the end of the programme, Cele received support from mainly black callers.

These callers also said they viewed the "hullabaloo" about the blue lights issue as racist, with one caller asking why the issue was not en picked up by the media before the African National Congress came to power.

Cele said the previous premier, Lionel Mtshali, used to have the biggest convoys, but the "issue was ignored by the newspaper (The Witness) when it was still located at the doorstep of the legislature".

In a statement sent to the media on Wednesday by IFP MPL, Lionel Mtshali, the party dismissed Cele's allegations.

'A taste for flashing blue lights'

Mtshali said: "The IFP also wishes to disassociate itself from the suggestions of a conspiracy with The Witness newspaper concerning the issue of blue lights.

He also accused the premier and former minister of transport, Sibusiso Ndebele, of being the only minister in the previous administration to use blue lights.

"Mr Ndebele developed an early taste for flashing blue lights, a taste that has come to characterise the arrogance of the African National Congress administration," he said.
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http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2107635,00.html

I can't believe this. The arrogance.
 
Yeah. The old story. If you are black and in legal default it is because of the racists. Have nothing to do with the Super I am in charge EGO! (ANC Pig!) spit! Somewhere I read about the cat that pissed and K@ked in the lounge on the white white carpet ..... Damm racists!
 
I'm beginning to think it's racist after all...
"It is surprising that the only newspapers reporting on this are the English newspapers. The issue has not been picked up by Zulu newspapers," said Cele.
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Why else would Zulu papers not report it? And why else would Cele point out the whistleblower's race? AFAIK race was never brought into the issue by the whistleblower and I am willing to bet the convoy was moving so fast and had tinted windows so the whistleblower had no chance to see the occupants.
 
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edc said:
I was a prefect in a black school. In the morning we would line up. I would quietly walk to to stand next to anyone I saw speaking without them noticing. I would listen to the conversation, see their mouths move, see their facial expressions and reactions, when I asked them to stop speaking I had 90% deny they were speaking. Those were put on detention, those who said sorry were given a 2nd 3rd even a 54th chance, because they were honest.

It is part of the black culture I have experienced to deny everything, to immediately become self-righteous, claim that they are being singled out and that someone is picking on them for whatever reason.

I used to answer them they weren't special enough to deserve my attention.

The same goes for Cele, if he wasn't doing something wrong he would not be the "victim" of a " "racist". A racist is a bully and would pick on the weakest person he could find.
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Cele, take responsibility like a mature man would, your denial is making this whole issue worse.

If Cele does not want to be called a baffoon, he should stop acting like one.
 
edc said:
If Cele does not want to be called a baffoon, he should stop acting like one.
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Cele being called a baffoon is quite mild, my description of his behaviour and attitude would fit into the moronic category.
I suppose I will also be labelled as a racist but really, if the shoe fits then wear it! - I support the whistle blower's actions 100%
Our Government should learn to lead my example and not feel that they are so bloody high and mighty that they are above the law.
 
If the majority thinks that such behaviour is acceptable, then so be it...
 
PiesangTee said:
I'm beginning to think it's racist after all...

Why else would Zulu papers not report it? And why else would Cele point out the whistleblower's race? AFAIK race was never brought into the issue by the whistleblower and I am willing to bet the convoy was moving so fast and had tinted windows so the whistleblower had no chance to see the occupants.
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You just use the card when you know you have done wrong... :rolleyes:
 
The only racists here are the ANC, especially the bab... er.. alleged buffoon Cele. When black ANC boys disrupt the traffic with their blue light specials, it is acceptable. When a white politician does it it is not ( from the ANC's site ) :

Last December US Vice President Al Gore visited South Africa. He brought with him a large security contingent, 25 vehicles in Gauteng, 15 in Cape Town. In both centres, the party caused major traffic jams. Highway ramps were sealed off until Gore's party had passed.

President Mandela regularly travels the same routes without all of this hoopla. In Cape Town, Gore succeeded in especially annoying locals. Following an early arrival, the Gore convoy crept along at 25 km/h to kill time, heedless of the chaos it was causing.
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http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pubs/mayibuye/mayi9602.html

Stuff Cele!
 
I wonder if those cars were environmentally friendly :D
 
rwenzori said:
The only racists here are the ANC, especially the bab... er.. alleged buffoon Cele. When black ANC boys disrupt the traffic with their blue light specials, it is acceptable. When a white politician does it it is not ( from the ANC's site ) :

Last December US Vice President Al Gore visited South Africa. He brought with him a large security contingent, 25 vehicles in Gauteng, 15 in Cape Town. In both centres, the party caused major traffic jams. Highway ramps were sealed off until Gore's party had passed.

President Mandela regularly travels the same routes without all of this hoopla. In Cape Town, Gore succeeded in especially annoying locals. Following an early arrival, the Gore convoy crept along at 25 km/h to kill time, heedless of the chaos it was causing.
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http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pubs/mayibuye/mayi9602.html

Stuff Cele!
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Interesting that no whites complained about this (Gore). When white VIP's cause the same commotion on the road nobody complains...no whites complains. Go figure!
 
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Angelo said:
Interesting that no whites complained about this (Gore). When white VIP's cause the same commotion on the road nobody complains...no whites complains. Go figure!
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Instead of just putting snide comments how about you lay your cards on the table. Tell us what you think.
 
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Angelo said:
Interesting that no whites complained about this (Gore). When white VIP's cause the same commotion on the road nobody complains...no whites complains. Go figure!
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Last December US Vice President Al Gore visited South Africa. He brought with him a large security contingent, 25 vehicles in Gauteng, 15 in Cape Town. In both centres, the party caused major traffic jams. Highway ramps were sealed off until Gore's party had passed.

President Mandela regularly travels the same routes without all of this hoopla. In Cape Town, Gore succeeded in especially annoying locals. Following an early arrival, the Gore convoy crept along at 25 km/h to kill time, heedless of the chaos it was causing.
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@ Angelo - Read the above again, or are you saying that the annoyed locals were all non white? Go figure!
 
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