"The city acted swiftly to institute disciplinary processes against the Bedfordview-based licencing department official following egregious racist remarks and aggression against a client which went viral on the social networks 20 May 2019," the city said in a statement.

The official failed to make substantive written submission on why his contract should not be terminated. Subsequently, the city had no option but to dismiss the employee with immediate effect.

"The city views this conduct as constituting exceptional circumstances as envisaged in schedule 8 (4), sub-section 4 of the Labour Relations Act, whereby pre-dismissal procedures may be dispensed with," the statement said.

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