Commission waits for Boulders mall manager to appear on Ndebele clothing matter The CRL Commission held hearings at its Johannesburg offices on Wednesday, where the management of the mall, Redefine Properties, appeared before the commission to give an update on what the company had done to rectify the matter. CRL Commission is holding hearings with Redefine Properties after Ndebele activist Thando Mahlangu was ordered to leave Boulders Mall in Midrand after being told his traditional attire was indecent. Picture: Veronica Makhoali/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG - The CRL Rights Commission said that it would not be able to give recommendations from its investigation regarding the altercation between a customer and management at the Boulders shopping centre in Midrand until the manager involved had come before the commission.
Sipho Mabena Don’t you think Mr Maponyane [Boulders manager] is also a victim, a victim victimiser? As a result of cultural imperialism that made its way throughout value chain? Ndebele activist Thando Mahlangu at his home in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga. Picture: Jacques Nelles In a seemingly clear-cut case of corporate and cultural confusion, owners of Boulders Shopping Centre in Midrand have been unable to explain why their centre manager was suspended for kicking out a man for his cultural attire. The management of Redefine Properties, Boulders owners, was in the hot seat at the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Rights Commission hears Boulders’ arguments after Ndebele garb incident Thi
IT S MY MALL MANAGER A CULTURAL VICTIM! Christopher Moagi
Comments Redefine CEO Andrew Konig, speaking at the CRL rights commission following the mall saga involving Ndebele activist, Thando Mahlangu. Photo: Christopher Moagi.
SUSPENDED Boulders Shopping Centre manager Jose Maponyane may be a victim of cultural imperialism and imprisoned by the past, following his outburst last month.
That is according to CRL Rights Commission’s chairman David Mosoma, speaking on Wednesday, 14 April at a meeting with Redefine Management following the saga around Ndebele artist Thando Mahlangu.
Mosoma said: “Don’t you think Maponyane is also a victim, victimised as a result of cultural imperialism which made its way through the value chain, not only of Redefine Property, but throughout? In cultural imperialism, they (victims) are victims, fighting among themselves because they have lost the identity of who they are.
CRL accuses owners of Boulders Mall of not upholding cultural inclusivity The commission is holding hearings with the management of the Midrand shopping centre after a customer was ordered to leave because, according to the manager, his traditional attire was ‘indecent’. CRL Commission is holding hearings with Redefine Properties after Ndebele activist Thando Mahlangu was ordered to leave Boulders Mall in Midrand after being told his traditional attire was indecent. Picture: Veronica Makhoali/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG - Religion and cultural oversight body, the CRL Rights Commission, has on Wednesday accused the owners of the Boulders Shopping Centre, Redefine Properties, of failing to endorse and uphold cultural inclusivity.