MiWay distances itself from racist email

A screenshot of an email, supposedly from a MiWay employee, surfaced on social media on 20 July, which referred to black people as baboons. The alleged email seems to be a communication between a MiWay claims assessor and another employee, reminding them of a resolution that was allegedly reached at a meeting, where it was allegedly decided that MiWay was to reject 90 per cent of claims made by black people as from 1 August because they are easy targets.

In a statement, MiWay said it has investigated the origin of a screenshot of the supposed email and it can categorically confirm that the email is fake. 

In the same statement, MiWay chief executive officer, René Otto said, “MiWay is a proudly South African company committed to diversity and transparency. We have been made aware of a racist email purported to have been written and sent by a member of staff.

An urgent investigation was launched and we can confirm that the email and its content was never sent from a MiWay employee. There was also no such meeting that took place or decision to this effect. We are tracing the source of this fake content on social media and will take strong and appropriate action against anyone using our brand to disseminate offensive and derogatory comments.”

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Despite MiWay disputing the authenticity of the said email, most Twitter users don’t seem to buy MiWay’s side of the story. This is how some people reacted to their statement:

https://twitter.com/xolimkhwanazi/status/888128026491240451