‘Racist’ restaurant tells DA’s Van Damme it’s fully booked – but gives white friend table

Democratic Alliance national spokesperson Phumzile van Damme is fuming after a Durban restaurant would not accept her booking on Friday‚ an action she views as racist.The spindoctor and Member of Parliament‚ who is black‚ told TMG Digital that her reservation was turned down on Friday evening by the restaurant which claimed it was fully booked but gave her white friend a table five minutes later.