Cape Town – Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party made sure their voices were heard, as they picketed outside of Hanks Olde Irish Pub in protest of the alleged racist incident that took place at the drinking establishment recently.
A concerned citizen, Christopher Logan, confronted the owner when he found out that his friend, Thabiso Danca was denied entrance into the pub because the bouncer allegedly told him he could not enter without being accompanied by a white person, which according to the security guard was an instruction from management.
Logan’s confrontation with the owner was caught on camera and went viral on social media.
WATCH: The racist owner of Hank’s Olde Irish/Love Thy Neighbour Robert Southworth turning black people away if they aren’t “accompanied by a white person” being confronted by a young white man in 110 Bree Street, Cape Town. pic.twitter.com/XsM4VNT9GI
— PSAFLIVE (@PSAFLIVE) December 4, 2022
Responding to the incident, EFF Western Cape released a statement saying it “abhors the racist incident”.
“This racism reveals the psychosis of many white racists who are still locked in a racist paradigm of white exclusivity and the old days of Apartheid nostalgia,” the party said.
“This is not an individual or isolated case, but both a structural and endemic phenomenon whose roots could be traced back to colonialism and apartheid heritage and spatial planning that has long sought to confine black people in the townships, in perpetuity, far away from the economic activities of the city,” it added.
EFF WESTERN CAPE RESPONDS TO THE UGLY FACE OF RACISM THAT HAS RESURFACED AT HANK’S OLDE IRISH PUB IN NO 110 BREE STREET IN CAPE TOWN #RacismMustFall @EFFSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/B6immnwob5
— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) December 5, 2022
“Racism is violence and must be dealt with decisively,” the EFF said as they announced their plans to picket outside of the pub in 110 Bree street, Cape Town.
Today, EFF in Cape Metro will picket outside Hanks’ old Irish Pub in 110 Bree street, Cape Town.
This pub has told black customers that they will not be allowed through the doors unaccompanied by a white person.
Racism is violence and must be dealt with decisively #EndRacism pic.twitter.com/QPQLpn9GHn
— EFF_Cape_Metro (@EFF_Cape_Metro) December 6, 2022
EFF Western Cape ground forces led by the PCT members and Cape Metro officials at Hank’s Olde Irish Pub saying NO to Racism. #RacismIsViolence pic.twitter.com/VH8NM0cUhl
— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) December 6, 2022
EFF Western Cape ground at Hank’s Olde Irish Pub displaying their disgust with which a black person was racially profiled a few days ago. #RacismMustFall pic.twitter.com/qTNTs80cet
— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) December 6, 2022
The EFF Western Cape said it wrote to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) regarding the racist incident.
The owners of Hanks Olde Irish Pub denied the allegations of racism levelled against them. In a statement, the pub said its owners and staff “have received direct threats of intimidation, violence, damage to persons and property.
They also confirmed that they have laid charges against Logan for “physical assault” hiring renowned criminal defence attorney, William Booth to help them fight the case and the allegations levelled against them.
“The owners of Hanks Olde Irish Pub wish to once more state categorically that in the past 30 years of operating businesses in Cape Town, as well as, a registered NPO, we as the owners, have never – nor have we ever instructed our staff – to discriminate on any basis whatsoever, whether that be gender, sexual orientation or race.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
