K-word accusations thrown at Joburg bar
A singer-songwriter took to social media to detail an alleged racist incident at Colony Arms, claiming that the victims of the incident rather than the perpetrators were asked to leave.
Another incident of an alleged use of the k-word has emerged, Rosebank Killarnery Gazette reports.
According to a report by The Citizen, singer-songwriter Tumelo Ruele and his friends were allegedly called the k-word at Craighall bar Colony Arms* on Thursday night.
This is the latest in a string of recent incidents of the slur being used.
He alleged that he and his friends were called the k-word by a young man who was part of a group of white patrons at a nearby table.
According to Ruele, an older man at the table then offered his group drinks so that they would ‘let it slide.’
https://twitter.com/TUMELOlive/status/1035306957496889344
Ruele further claimed that when he reported the incident to management, rather than any action being taken against the man who used the racist slur or his table, it was instead Ruele’s group that was ‘chased out.’
The incident was discussed on Bongani Bingwa’s breakfast show on Talk Radio 702 on Friday morning.
Would you circle the young man in the picture? Is there video camera footage (that isn’t lost or malfunctioned) to show what happened in the pub! Harsher punishments are needed for racists! Thanks for speaking up, Tumelo.
— Ricardo da Costa (@rgdacosta) August 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/Makhosi60800459/status/1035406156854898688
Owner even failed to APOLOGISE on @Radio702 when given a chance by @bonglez. Maybe he would have said the same himself, he doesn't have any regrets, could be racist too
— hosea king molebaleng (@MolKingMol) August 31, 2018
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