Minister Gayton McKenzie Takes Legal Action Against ‘Open Chats’ Podcast for Their Racist Comments
- South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has taken legal action against the Open Chats podcast
- This came after the young podcasters made racist comments about the Coloured community in their recent episode
- Many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to McKenzie's legal decision
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Bathong, Open Chats podcast hosts never learn from their mistakes, and now they have found themselves in deep trouble after making racist comments about the Coloured community during their episode that aired two weeks ago, and the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has decided to take the legal route regarding this matter.
On Wednesday, 5 August 2025, the Minister decided to make a public announcement on TikTok regarding the steps he will be taking against the podcast that faced heavy backlash for their remarks regarding Coloured people on social media.
McKenzie posted a video of himself, revealing that he will be taking legal action against the podcast and that their unruly behaviour is unacceptable.
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"We must never allow people to become that comfortable. I want a report today of how we’re going to deal with those people that said coloureds are crazy," he said.
Shortly after McKenzie revealed he would be taking legal action against them, the podcast also decided to release a public apology for their hurtful comments about the community and also stated that they never intended any harm to the Coloured community.
Netizens react to Gayton McKenzie's legal decision against Open Chats Podcast
Shortly after McKenzie revealed that we would be taking legal action against the popular podcast, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions. Here's what they had to say:
Sicko mode said:
"Y'all are just taking this matter far...They have apologised, and I think we should move on from this matter."
user5281995301400 commented:
"Cancel open chats podcast! We want it GONE! Because they're not only racist. They're also colourist towards other black people, and they sexualise women!"
lamla_ responded:
"With no disrespect towards the coloured community, and yes, what was said on the Open Chats podcast was very racist. But racism has been normalised in podcasts, stand-up comedy and more…. But I have never seen or heard any of them being called out the same way people are calling out the Open Chats podcast."
#ExquisiteEC replied:
"If it were the other way around, we would be labelled as racists, would be on the front page of every newspaper and SABC news...This cannot be tolerated."
Machedda shared:
"Take them to the Human Rights Commission, it goes against the Constitution of South Africa."
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Minnie Dlamini takes legal action against MacG and Sol Phenduka
The uproar over the comments made by the Open Chats Podcast crew comes at a time when Minnie Dlamini filed a lawsuit against MacG and Sol Phenduka, as reported previously by Briefly News.
Dlamini is suing the Podcast and Chill duo for comments made during an episode of the popular podcast. The popular media personality is allegedly demanding millions from MacG and Sol Phenduka.
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