African Transformation Movement MP Vuyo Zungula has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take drastic action against Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie.

This comes after old social media posts by the Minister, dating as far back as 2013, using the K-word to describe black people resurfaced online.

In his posts, the Minister used the derogatory word multiple times and even defended his language, calling it “purely descriptive”.

Social media has been abuzz since the revelation of the posts with related hashtags trending on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Mr President @CyrilRamaphosa, you appointed a Minister who has publicly uttered deeply offensive and despicable words against Black people.

Is this really the vision of unity and inclusivity that the GNU stands for? We demand action NOW! pic.twitter.com/jOkjq8Sjbl

— Vuyo Zungula MP 🇿🇦 (@ZungulaVuyo) August 8, 2025

Action SA leader Herman Mashaba has come out saying, “Racism and the dehumanisation of any person have no place in South Africa!”.

The party has filed a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission against McKenzie for what it deems as ‘the repeated use of hateful Apartheid-era slurs to degrade and dehumanise black South Africans.’

🚫 Racism and the dehumanisation of any person have no place in South Africa!

We have reported Minister Gayton McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission for repeatedly using hateful Apartheid-era slurs to degrade and dehumanise black South Africans. pic.twitter.com/WRcQKbb58d

— ActionSA (@Action4SA) August 9, 2025