UPDATE: Govt officials “One Bullet One White Infant” still in job
Today I received an update from an official from SAFMarine who has written to BSA to set the record straight:
Ncebo Sodo was an employee of Safmarine (Pty) Ltd until last year when his employment was terminated following an internal discplinary hearing. The other gentleman mentioned is not an employee of our
company.Safmarine has been made aware of inflammatory statements made on the social networking site, Facebook. These statements in no way reflect the views and opinions of Safmarine, its parent company and/or its
associate companies. We are deeply disturbed by the statements made, which are contrary to the values of our organisation. We viewed the statements in a serious light and launched an internal enquiry into
the matter.The enquiry resulted in disciplinary proceedings, and Mr Sodo’s employment was terminated effective 21 July 2010.
We reiterate the facts that the aforementioned statements in no way reflect the views and opinions of Safmarine, its parent company and/or its associate companies.
I must applaud SAFMarine for taking action against this individual and to thank them for contacting me to set the record straight on this matter.
People like Ncebo Sodo must find out the hard way that society and their employers take these racist statements seriously.
