Stellenbosch Municipality Under Fire for Lack of Diversity

Stellenbosch Municipality under fire for lack of diversity

Special council meeting to kick off probe into 'race-based bullying' at Stellenbosch municipality

A formal internal investigation into alleged race-based bullying by an HR manager caught on camera railing against the hiring of white males at Stellenbosch municipality will be confirmed at a special council meeting on Friday.

Stellenbosch municipality launches probe into racist video footage

The Stellenbosch Municipality convened an urgent special council meeting on Friday morning to confront shocking allegations of race-based bullying and general discriminatory conduct leveled against senior HR manager Alexander Kannemeyer. At the centre of the controversy is a video clip which was allegedly made in 2023. It has resurfaced on X. The footage shows Kannemeyer intimating to make life ‘difficult’ for best-scoring white male employees w…