A newsreader was sacked yesterday after he repeatedly swore during an on-air rant.
Mark Esterhuysen, 23, was dismissed after using the F-word 13 times during his hour-long live early-morning broadcast. He directed his ire at various targets including firebrand politician Julius Malema, the country's right-wing Afrikaner AWB party and a group of police officers accused of murdering a member of the public. Esterhuysen then expressed anger about being stuck on his network's overnight "graveyard shift" before storming out of the studio.
During his rant he said: "Good morning, I'm Mark Esterhuysen ... F*** racism. F*** the pigs who killed Andries Tatane. F*** the AWB ... F*** racism. We are all wild animals meant to live free ... "F*** capitalism. F*** fascism. F*** this f***ing wage slavery graveyard shit ... F*** Malema. F*** the state. F*** the petrol economic growth on a finite planet."
- Independent (SA)
