Department of Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber, has come under much criticism in recent days, as the Chris Brown concert remains a possibility.
Since being part of the newly formed Government of National Unity (GNU) there has been nothing but words of praise that have come towards some of the ministers that have done an outstanding job in ensuring transparency and successfully achieving their goals.
While Minister Leon Schreiber was one of the stand-out candidates of this newly elected government, it appears that his lack of response concerning ‘important matters’ has now rubbed some off in the wrong way.
This comes as the non-profit organisation, Women for Change, an organisation that advocates for the constitutional rights of women and children recently submitted a petition containing 51,000 signatures to have the upcoming music tour of American singer Chris Brown cancelled.
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The concert is officially a few weeks away, however, with South Africans commemorating 16 Days of Activism towards Women and Children, many are not happy with the singer visiting the country given his history of domestic violence.
The organisation believes that having the singer perform contradicts the purpose of the 16 days of activism campaign and wants the minister to decline his visa.
With the minister yet to respond, the opposition party GOOD have criticised his silence.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) the party expressed their frustration by writing:
“Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, refuses to act on Chris Brown’s visa despite his criminal history. While government talks on GBV during 16 Days of Activism, Schreiber turns a blind eye to an abuser. He has the power to protect women but chooses not to.”
The party says that they have sent repeated e-mails to the minister but that he has failed to respond.
Also see: Women activists call for Chris Brown SA tour to be cancelled | Bona Magazine
