Calls to shut down KZN guest house that won’t take ‘black people or government employees’

23 June 2016 - 14:23 By Julia Madibogo
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A guest house in Sodwana Bay‚ Kwazulu-Natal has come under fire for reportedly banning black people.

This follows the emergence of an email allegedly received by a woman who had tried to make a booking at the venue‚ but was told: "Hi we do not accommodate black people or government employees any longer."

A screen grab of the email shows that it is signed by Sodwana Bay Guest House owner Andre Slate and contains a quote from Proverbs 29:2: “When the righteous are in authority‚ the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule‚ the people mourn.”

Slate told TMG Digital that the lodge came to the decision two months ago‚ before referring to scriptures he posted along with the email sent to the woman.

 “Yes‚ I sent the email on Wednesday and‚ as you have seen on the email‚ there is a link and scriptures. Please read those and you will understand. Everything you are asking me is explained on the link‚” Slate said.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HE GAVE BELOW:

Social media was abuzz on Thursday with users calling for it to be either boycotted and shut down.

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane urged people to boycott of the guest house.

However others said simply boycotting the guesthouse was not enough:

SA Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom even weighed in on the matter, saying they did not represent the people of South Africa:

– TMG Digital

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