An Clover employee has failed in his bid to be reinstated after being dismissed for a Facebook posting in which he said all white people should be killed, reports News 24.

While initially denying that he had made the post, Nhlanhla Christopher Makhoba later said he did it because he loved the ANC and then-President Jacob Zuma.

In a recent ruling, Durban Labour Court Acting Judge Narini Harilall said it did not matter that he posted the comment outside of work hours or that he was unaware of the company's social media policy.

What mattered was that any South African should know that racial utterances are unacceptable and company's need not remind their employees.

Given that Clover is a multi-cultural company and it had a duty to protect all its employees, Makhoba's public statement had a bearing on the employment relationship, she said.

Evidence before the court was that Makhoba was a general worker with 10 years' experience when he posted the comment in 2017.

The company instituted disciplinary proceedings against him.

He was charged with two offences: making a racist comment on social media and acting contrary to the interests of the company.

At the disciplinary hearings, he denied posting the comment, claiming his Facebook page had been hacked.

However, the company led evidence disproving this and he was dismissed.

Aggrieved, he challenged his dismissal in the CCMA.

He admitted that he had posted the comment, but claimed it was a ‘political matter’ which needed a political resolution.

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