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News you should know tonight: Top 5 stories you may have missed on August 7, 2025
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has opened a criminal case at the Cape Town Police Station following shocking allegations of corruption and bribery involving senior officials at the Independent Development Trust (IDT). Good evening, IOL News family! It's Thursday, August 7, 2025, and it's time for a wrap of the biggest headlines making waves in South Africa and beyond. Don't forget to join the IOL WhatsApp Channel to stay in tune, informed, and in the know. Minister Macpherson opens criminal case in explosive IDT bribery scandal involving suspended CEO Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has opened a criminal case at the Cape Town Police Station following shocking allegations of corruption and bribery involving senior officials at the Independent Development Trust (IDT). To read on, click here. MultiChoice distances itself from Open Chats Podcast over racist comments MultiChoice has distanced itself from Open Chats Podcast following growing backlash over racist comments made by the hosts towards the Coloured community. To read on, click here. Red flag raised over US plan to dump high-risk deportees in Africa An immigration expert from Wits University, Professor Loren Landau has called on South Africa to speak out against the treatment of people outside the normal legal system, following a controversial deal that saw the United States deporting dangerous criminals to Eswatini. To read on, click here. Dehumanising people for social media clout: Bishop Dulton Adams on Open Chats podcast Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Bishop Dulton Adams, has added his voice to the multiple organisations and individuals condemning the recent racist comments made on the "Open Chats Podcast". To read on, click here. Ramaphosa speaks to Trump as SA scrambles to avert 30% US tariffs as deadline hits President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump have spoken telephonically on Tuesday, August 6, 2025, to further discuss bilateral trade matters. To read on, click here. Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. IOL News
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Dehumanising people for social media clout: Bishop Dulton Adams on Open Chats podcast
Open Chats Podcast has sparked a profound uproar across South Africa, disrupting the nation's dialogue on race, dignity, and freedom of speech. Image: X Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Bishop Dulton Adams, has added his voice to the multiple organisations and individuals condemning the recent racist comments made on the "Open Chats Podcast". IOL has recently reported that the conversations on the podcast have ignited widespread outrage, prompting a strong and heartfelt response from members of the Coloured community and public figures alike. The remarks, which perpetuated harmful stereotypes and offensive generalisations about Coloured people, sparked a backlash that continues to reverberate across social media and beyond. Adams said the remarks made in the show are repugnant, dehumanising, and rooted in racist and colonial narratives long used to ridicule, humiliate, and marginalise the Coloured community. "We strongly condemn and reject a deeply offensive and defamatory TikTok video currently circulating on social media, which falsely and maliciously suggests that members of the Coloured community engage in incestuous relationships. This abhorrent stereotype is not only factually baseless, but it is repugnant, dehumanising, and rooted in racist, classist, and colonial narratives long used to ridicule, humiliate, and marginalise our people," said Adams. "Let us be unequivocal: this type of content is not humour, it is hate speech. It reflects not only the ignorance of its creator but a broader societal sickness where certain communities, especially Coloured South Africans, are routinely degraded for entertainment." Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Adams said it is particularly disturbing that in a democratic society, one built on values of dignity, equality, and mutual respect, there are still individuals who feel entitled to dehumanise other people for social media clout. "To the creator of this video and anyone complicit in sharing or laughing at it: you are perpetuating dangerous bigotry. You are not 'just joking'. You are upholding the very systems of oppression that reduce our identities to caricatures and invalidate our humanity," he said. "Our community is one of deep cultural richness, resilience, and dignity. We are professionals, educators, leaders, artists, parents, and change-makers. We will not allow our story to be rewritten by internet trolls whose only currency is ignorance." The clergyman called on platforms like TikTok and Instagram to urgently review and remove this harmful content under their community guidelines regarding hate speech and harassment. "Furthermore, we call on civil society, content creators, and ordinary South Africans of conscience to stand up against racism and slander masquerading as satire. Silence is complicity," said Adams. "Finally, we remind all South Africans that freedom of expression is not a license to defame, ridicule, or psychologically harm others. We will explore all available legal and regulatory avenues to hold the creator of this video accountable."
