'Open Chats Podcast' Under Fire for Hurtful Comments About Coloureds: “They Must Be Dealt With”
- A clip from the Open Chats Podcast premiere episode sparked outrage over racist comments made about the coloured community
- There are widespread calls for the podcast to be cancelled despite its efforts to apologise
- Ordinary South Africans have joined politicians and celebrities in condemning the Open Chats Podcast
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Open Chats Podcast co-hosts Mthokozisi, Am and Cinto landed in hot water after a controversial clip trended for all the wrong reasons. The controversial clip, which has been labelled as offensive to the coloured community, has sparked backlash and calls for the podcast to be cancelled.
Open Chats Podcast’s trouble didn’t end with angry tweets. The Patriotic Alliance (PA) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) opened separate cases against the podcast. Politicians, such as Gayton McKenzie, aren’t the only ones calling for the Open Chats Podcast to be cancelled, as celebrities have now joined the growing chorus despite the podcast’s efforts to apologise.
Marc Lottering slams Open Chats Podcast
Comedian Marc Lottering took to his official Instagram account on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, and sarcastically called out the Open Chats Podcast. He highlighted the absurdity of the stereotype that the hurtful statements made on the podcast perpetuated with a post that read:
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“As someone who is mentally slow and who sleeps with his cousins, I’ve actually done rather well for myself. And nogal without hosting a podcast. Shem.”
Calls for Open Chats Podcast to be cancelled grow
Taking to X, South Africans made it clear that an apology from Open Chats Podcast wouldn’t get them off the hook. Mzansi is now calling for the podcast to be cancelled for its hurtful comments.
Here are some of the reactions from X:
@IronFistBattleT said:
“I've never listened to the 'Open Chats Podcast', but I've seen clips, that show must be cancelled, it stinks, and it's negatively brainwashing the youth. They've just provoked a hornet's nest with what they said about the coloured community. They must be dealt with. Idiots!”
@LeratoPillayZA shared:
“I stand with Gayton on the Open Chats issue. If Blacks are offensive towards Indians, coloureds or whites: THEY SHOULD ACCOUNT. We can’t tolerate racism from any group. They have to apologise and own up to their wrongdoing.”
@KaraboKhakhau argued:
“Nothing justifies the vile spitting on coloured people that the 'Open Chats Podcast' did. An apology doesn't erase the inherently racist and derogatory beliefs exposed by the utterances made on that podcast. They must learn a very harsh lesson.”
@fcfortune advised:
“If anyone would like to lay a complaint against The 'Open Chats Podcast' regarding their comments about coloured people. Lay a complaint stating hate speech to complaints@sahrc.org.za. If you don’t know what they said, they made disgusting, derogatory remarks about coloured people.”
@enzosabela remarked:
“People have been complaining about the 'Open Chats Podcast' for ages, and now they’re getting heat for the things they say. They don’t discuss matters of substance; it’s all sex, groove and nonsense.”
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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 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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