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A SABC employee’s disruption to a FlySafair celebration has soured after she allegedly made racist remarks.
In several videos circulating on social media, the woman is seen in a heated altercation with flight attendants trying to calm her down. The altercation took place after the already under the influence of alcohol, Nobs Mkhize, could not drink any more alcohol.
In one of the widely circulated videos, she is heard allegedly making racist remarks against the coloured community.
“You’re a colored from Mitchells Plain, all these gold rings, but no degree. The moment we land, I’m going to take an Uber home. You don’t even have a driver’s license. You don’t even have a car.”
The woman also allegedly threatened to have the airline employees dismissed and the incident broadcast on SABC news channels.
The SABC issued a statement on Saturday acknowledging that the woman was an employee and condemning her actions.
“The South African Broadcasting Corporation has noted with concern audiovisual material circulating on various social media platforms featuring a member of staff travelling on a South African airline.”
The SABC distanced itself from her statements, as they could harm the organisation’s editorial integrity.
“In the video clip, this staff member mentions the SABC and states that this incident will be broadcast on SABC News. We would like to reiterate that SABC News is guided by the editorial code and maintains its editorial independence, and the decisions pertaining to all news items are made in the newsroom and not influenced by non-editorial members.”
The public broadcaster said it wanted to “use the relevant channels in accordance with its internal procedures to engage the staff member”.
FlySafair has confirmed that the woman caught up in a viral verbal and physical altercation with staff will not be allowed on any of their aircraft in the future.
“This passenger will be placed on our non-flight list and will not be welcome on future FlySafair flights,” FlySafair’s chief marketing officer, Kirby Gordon, responded to a media query posed by IOL.
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