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Diamond Fields Advertiser reports that a case of crimen injuria is being investigated by the Kathu police following an alleged racist incident at the Kalahari Country Club (KCC) in Kathu recently.
A police spokesperson said on Tuesday that the charges followed an alleged altercation between an employee and a supervisor at the club. No arrests have been made. According to the Kimberley regional secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Cornelius Manhe, one of its members claimed that a white supervisor at the club had called an employee by the ‘k-word’. “Discussions were held with the victim, the supervisor and two other employees who witnessed the incident. The supervisor was sent home, but returned to work a week later,” Manhe indicated. He added that they were “shocked” to hear later that the club manager had apparently ordered the two witnesses, but not the supervisor, to undergo polygraph tests. As a result, according to Mahne, the two employees have been charged and a disciplinary hearing was due to take place on Wednesday. According to Mahne, Kumba Mines owns the club and related facilities. He added that the NUM was “shocked and perplexed” at the manner in which Kumba “tolerates” racism. Manhe indicated that the union would stage a protest march to the club and was finalising details. A company spokesperson said KCC was managed independently as a non-profit company, and Kumba was not directly involved in its day-to-day running. “We will be speaking to both the management of the KCC and the NUM to ascertain the facts of the case so that all appropriate action can be taken,” the spokesperson said.
- Read the full original of Michelle Cahill’s report on this story at Independent News
- Read the NUM’s related press statement at Cosatu News
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