Nair appeared in court on 21 September 2018 and was remanded in custody.
Kassie Nair, the man behind the latest racist tirade, is expected to appear before the Verulam Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 26 September 2018, where he will apply for bail.
Nair sparked outrage on social media last week after he posted a video in which he lashes out at President Cyril Ramaphosa and calls him the k-word.
“I want to state quite candidly and straightforwardly that I, Kessie Nair, the CEO, founder, and creator of Navcare – the National Association towards Violence Crime and Abuse – do hereby call for that k**fir state President Cyril Ramaphosa – and yes I mean k**fir – to be charged for defrauding the nation … for oppressing this nation … for high treason … for failing … for being soft on all the crime, poverty, violence that prevails in this so-called democracy”, he can be heard saying.
Nair, who is also a former councillor and an ex-convict who had served time in jail for corruption, accused Ramaphosa of oppressing the nation and further called for him to be charged.
Following the backlash, Nair has told various news outlets that he posted the video on Facebook to get the nation’s attention.
Former eThekwini councillor Brandon Pillay subsequently opened a case of crimen injuria against Nair at the Bayview police station in Durban. He was later taken into police custody.
His family released a statement, in which they said he was mentally ill and suffers from a chronic illness and needs immediate medical care.
Thabo Baloyi
t.baloyi@politicalanalysis.co.za
