Minister Gayton McKenzie has received a public apology from former DA MP Renaldo Gouws, who previously criticised him over his criminal past.
Ousted Democratic Alliance MP Renaldo Gouws has apologised to Gayton McKenzie after ridiculing him over his criminal past and political agenda.In a tweet posted on Wednesday, 28 September, Renaldo Gouws apologised to Gayton Mckenzie for “judging you on the man you used to be many years ago.”
Renaldo Gouws conceded that while he believed Gayton’s political party – the Patriotic Alliance – had “issues regarding service delivery and sticking to their promises,” the blame could “not all be placed on your shoulders.”I see how I was no different to how people and the mainstream media handled something I did and say and how they took it out of context to fit their…
Gayton continued: “People change, people become better, most of us live with regret for the things we said or did, some amongst us have been racist or said racist things maybe once many years ago. I don’t think we should destroy the future of people for something that happened so many years ago”. He posted: “This truly is nothing more than just being honest with him. I’m not looking to enter politics again anytime soon. Just me being real with someone I have wronged”.
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