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The Herald
a day ago
- Politics
- The Herald
‘I've never called anybody the K-word': McKenzie denies racism claims amid calls for his removal
He said he cannot be racist, citing his diverse background. He said his grandmother is Irish, his grandfather is Japanese, and his mother is Sotho. The EFF has called for his removal as minister and demanded a public apology. 'It is important to note the remarks were made years after his release from prison, demonstrating he is not 'rehabilitated' as he claims,' said EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo. 'His words prove his outlook remains rooted in division, hate and disdain for the very people he now claims to serve.' Thambo stressed the sport, arts, and culture ministry need to promote unity, inclusion and pride. 'It must lead outreach to the very communities McKenzie has called 'k***s'. Leaving him in office sends the message that the government condones such racism, provided it comes from a politically connected individual.' The ATM has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting an investigation and the removal of McKenzie as minister. 'Resurfaced tweets authored by the minister contain racially derogatory slurs directed at black South Africans, language that is indefensible and deeply corrosive to the principles upon which our democracy is built,' said ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula. 'This is not a matter of political rivalry or petty offence. It is a matter of ethics, constitutional duty and the moral fabric of the Republic.' ActionSA has reported the matter to the South African Human Rights Commission =. 'Racism and the dehumanising of any person, regardless of their race, has no place in South Africa,' ActionSA MP Alan Beesley said, adding the party has a complaint against public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson (DA) after referring to ActionSA supporters as "hobos". PA co-founder Kenny Kunene has come out in support of McKenzie, posting that he is being "unfairly attacked on old tweets of 2011 to divert attention from the insensitive and rude insults" on the podcast against the coloured community. "I and all members of the Patriotic Alliance know our president is not a racist."
Fox News
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Love Island's Cierra Ortega Issues Public Apology
Love Island's Cierra Ortega has issued a public apology. Tom Brady and Sofia Vergara have been spotted getting close. Plus, Casey Anthony was out on a date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit FOX News Radio
Forbes
18-06-2025
- Forbes
Henry Ruggs Apologizes For His Deadly Actions At NonProfit Event
During a public speaking event for former and current prisoners held by a Las Vegas nonprofit called Hope for Prisoners, former NFL receiver Henry Ruggs issued a public apology to the family of Tina Tintor for his drunken driving accident four years ago that took the life of the 23-year-old Timor and her dog Max. 'I wish I could turn back the hands of time,' Ruggs said in a video shared by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one that was escaping from something. I sincerely apologize not only for being a part of that situation, but the fact that my face was always in the news so they have to constantly be reminded of the situation.' Due to receiving a special release, Ruggs was given the chance to speak to the public for the first time since his 2023 court sentencing. In November of 2021, authorities reported that Ruggs was driving his Corvette at the top speed of 156 miles per hour around 3:40 a.m. before crashing into the victim's SUV. The incident left Tintor and her dog trapped inside the burning vehicle which led to their eventual deaths. While testing his blood-alcohol level at the scene, it was revealed that Ruggs' level was at a 0.16 which was more than twice the Nevada legal limit. Ruggs pleaded guilty to one count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in May 2023 following the accident. He was sentenced three to 10 years by the Clark County District Court with the possibility of parole on August 7, 2026. Ruggs admitted to the public that time locked away has been a 'humbling' experience and expressed an added motivation to resume life 'outside these walls'. As of last year, the former NFL receiver has been residing in a transitional housing unit less than a mile away from the Raiders' home stadium Allegiant Stadium. While the parents of Tintor didn't directly respond to Ruggs' recent apology, Tintor's uncle Pedja Komazec spoke on their behalf through a text message between he and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'I have a lot of things to say, but just to say a couple words is not enough,' Komazec said in a text Tuesday night,' Komazec said to the Review-Journal. Prior to his crime, Ruggs was a first-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders after a successful three-year stint with the Alabama Crimson Tide. In 20 career games, he accumulated 921 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Regulators apologise for Nottingham maternity scandal response
The organisations responsible for regulating the conduct of doctors, midwives and nurses have issued a public apology over the experience of families with maternity care of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and General Medical Council (GMC) addressed families in Nottingham at a meeting organised by Donna Ockenden on Saturday. The senior midwife is leading the biggest investigation into maternity failings in NHS history centred on Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust (NUH)."We owe the people of Nottingham an apology," said Paul Rees, chief executive and registrar of the NMC. Mr Rees said his organisation "had not been proactive" and "did not engage with families well enough".He added: "I am pleased to say we have changed all this now." Mr Rees signalled the need to reach out to other communities about maternity care and accepted the NMC's website was "too confusing and complicated".He said it needed to be written in "plain English", adding it was vital people wanting to raise concerns understood how to get help from the organisation. Liz Jenkins, assistant director at the GMC, added: "We are sorry we haven't always got interactions with families right."Both organisations are now running regular "surgeries" for families to book in for discussions with individual health professionals. Sarah and Dr Jack Hawkins' daughter Harriet was stillborn in 2016 following maternity failings at City Hospital in Hawkins said they noticed a "step change" in the approach of the regulators which he attributed to the "power and determination" of families coming Hawkins said: "For a long time (when) families raised concerns with regulators it has been another fight to have. It is reassuring that has changed now." Sarah Sissons, whose son Ryan was born with brain damage 17 years ago because of poor maternity care, welcomed the regulators' said they "seemed to be wanting to do the right thing", but added: "Is it a little bit too late? Potentially. "They have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust with the parents. We will see." Ms Ockenden said: "My sense is they are now trying to engage effectively with the enormity of what has happened here in Nottingham."The NMC told the BBC it currently has 12 family cases referred to it relating to Nottingham maternity checks, called "screening", are being carried out in relation to 24 individuals. Meanwhile, the professional conduct of 14 people were moved to the "investigation stage". Both organisations have a range of sanctions if disciplinary hearings are eventually held and cases ultimate sanction is to strike off an individual from the professional register, which means they would no longer be able to Ockenden began an independent review into maternity failings in Nottingham in September 2022 and is due to deliver her findings in June 2026. In total, 2,361 cases where babies and women have died or been injured are being examined.
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Shane O'Farrell: Irish government to apologise over fatal crash
The Irish government is to apologise to the family of a cyclist killed in a hit-and-run by a driver who should have been in jail at the time of the O'Farrell was 23 when he was hit by a car while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in driver, Zigimantas Gridziuska, had more than 40 convictions at the time, including some in Northern O'Farrell's mother, Lucia O'Farrell, told Irish broadcast RTÉ that her family is expecting a public apology to be made in the Dáil (Irish parliament) on Tuesday. The O'Farrell family have campaigned for years for a public inquiry into their son's death. "Shane's case raises serious issues about how the criminal justice system works and how it ought to work," Mrs O'Farrell told RTÉ's Colm Ó Mongáin. "We await the apology on Tuesday."The body of the young law graduate was found nearly 60 yards (54m) from the point where he was hit by a car on 2 August a Lithuanian national, left the scene of the fatal crash but the following day he handed himself into gardaí (Irish police).He had been a regular defendant in courts in Monaghan, Cavan and Louth in the years prior to the killing, according to RTÉ Prison avoided due to 'administrative error' In the January before the fatal crash, a ruling from Monaghan Circuit Court meant Gridziuska should have been in jail at the time of Mr O'Farrell's he remained on prison sentence handed down in February 2011 was also not Court Services of Ireland previously said Gridziuska's prison sentences were never served because of what it described as an administrative part of their long-running campaign, the O'Farrell family have previously travelled to Belfast and Brussels to raise their case in Stormont and the European Parliament.
