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Tumi Morake speaks on Car Crash

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Molly Mwangi

Comedian Tumi Morake has expressed her gratitude that everyone, including her own family escaped with their lives after they were involved in a head-on collision last Friday.

Tumi and her family were traveling on the R556 outside of Rustenberg in the North-West Province when the collision occurred. Paramedics on the scene said ten people were injured in the crash.

Speaking out for the first time about the accident, Tumi said she was grateful that it was not worse.

Tumi added that everyone who were involved in the crash was on the road to recovery.

“On behalf of my family, I would like to thank you for all your well wishes and support. Everyone involved in the accident is well on the mend, we are keeping up with each other’s progress. It is a miracle no lives were lost. Thank you to the Almighty, thank you.”

Tumi and her family were taken to hospital after the car crash where they were given medical attention.

The comedian and her family were on their way to their family vacation when the accident occurred.

Tumi Morake apologises for down syndrome ‘joke’

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Purity Lisa

Tumi Morake has issued a public apology. This comes after insensitive comments she made about down syndrome earlier this year, were rebroadcast in a comedy roast battle.

A mother whose child suffers from down syndrome called Tumi out on social media.

“Dear Tumi‚ last night on Comedy Central Africa‚ they played your roast battle. I was very very disappointed to hear you say your opponent was two p***y klaps away from having down syndrome. As a parent of a child with down syndrome this was hurtful and just unacceptable‚” the woman said on Instagram.

Because of this, Tumi issued a statement, apoligising for her remarks.

Apology

“A while ago we did the roast comedy battle and in the height of insulting each other I used down syndrome in a punchline. I apologise unreservedly for my comments. I do not condone in any way the discrimination against or the ignorance around people with DS‚” she said.

Tumi went on to add:

“My niece also has down syndrome. It was a comedy environment‚ I wasn’t thinking‚ we were just going for the punch‚ I apologise unreservedly. It won’t make it right but I hope you hear that I acknowledge the insensitivity of it. I hope you can forgive me. I have just watched the clip back and you have every right to be upset. Again‚ it really was not out to discriminate or hurt.

“I will do whatever it takes to make it right‚ I was not out to harm‚ and I own up to how hurtful‚ thoughtless‚ harmful and ignorant it was. I will do my best make it right‚ and it will be as public as the way the offence came.”

Down syndrome joke

Early this year, media personality faced the wrath of parents after he said he was feeling ‘Down syndrome-ish.’ This was during his afternoon drive show on East Coast Radio. The station had to pay R30,000 as fine to the BCCSA.

Advertiser cuts ties with Jacaranda FM following Tumi Morake’s comments

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Purity Lisa

It has almost been a week since media personality Tumi Morake made comments deemed as racist by many.

The discussion came about as a result of the cancellation of Steve Hofmeyr’s appearances in New Zealand and quickly turned into a discussion about culture and the apartheid legacy.

According to Centurion news website, Morake apparently said that white people were bullies on the playground that stole bicycles from black people, and instead of being punished for the theft, they now had to share the bike and play together.

The Huffington Post now reports that Pretoria-based furniture business, Eric Barnard Meubels, has pulled its advertising from Jacaranda FM because they do not want to be associated with a station that“gets involved with politics and mix it with business”.

Marius Barnard, who is a manager and director of the store, confirmed to the publication that they had informed the station of their intention to cut ties on Monday, after a business relationship that has lasted over 25 years.

Barnard is reported as saying, “comments made by that lady [Tumi Morake] are very racial and political… I cannot associate with a station that takes one side,” before adding “by taking away the advertising, we are saying enough is enough.”

Barnard then went on to retort that he is not racist as his children “have black friends”and that black people should “stop saying we [white people] are to blame for their problems.”

Tumi Morake accused of racism

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Purity Lisa

Media personality Tumi Morake found herself at the centre of discussion in regard to an opinion she gave regarding conversations surrounding culture.

The conversation started after a concert in New Zealand featuring Steve Hofmeyr was cancelled, due to expat protests. They spoke to African-European Indaba founder Johan de Villiers who said that Hofmeyr represented was not what the majority of Afrikaans in South Africa represent.

In the audio, Morake mentions how emotional she gets by the way these conversations about culture tend to go. She says that conversations that involve certain groups should leave her people out of it. She further says that because this is about a group of people that Steve Hofmeyr represents, it should not be about black people.

During the breakfast show today morning, Morake spoke on the issue and said she had nothing to be sorry for.

Jacaranda FM released a statement saying:

Jacaranda FM supports a non-racial society and does not condone hate speech in any form on its platform or in any part of our society. The station’s on-air content aims to promote important and meaningful discussions, with the intention of building and uniting South Africa as a nation. We support the need to have these conversations which we believe is an important part of our role in society. We are further committed to allowing the expression of different viewpoints and perspectives by facilitating these conversations.

Kevin Fine, the station’s general manager said, “Jacaranda FM is a part of a richly diverse community of South Africa and we are committed to being a home for fun, music, entertainment, sharing of information, and the sharing of views. As with any home, sometimes these conversations and views can be uncomfortable. But, for as long as they are necessary we will always be a place where they can live.”