Racism & a dropped sponsorship - Here's why everyone's talking about that controversial Gareth Cliff interview

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Nando's ended its five-year sponsorship of 'The Burning Platform' after Gareth Cliff's remarks about racism.

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DA leader John Steenhuisen and media personality Gareth Cliff continue to be at the receiving end of criticism after their conversation on racism went viral at the weekend. The Burning PlatformHere's a timeline of what happened: of the debate on social media, Rakhivhane expressed her disappointment at Cliff and Steenhuisen, accusing them of trying to talk over her and telling her that her experiences as a black woman in SA do not matter.

In the clip, Cliff starts off by saying there were hundreds of thousands of people who were worried about where their next meal would come from in comparison to “about five people worried about the hideous racism”. Rakhivhane interjected in an attempt to share her lived experiences with racism to which Cliff responded: “Your personal experiences are completely anecdotal and unimportant to all of us.”Rakhivhane had asked Steenhuisen about race-baiting and the controversial DA posters erected in Phoenix last month. After the clip went viral, fast-food chain Nando's announced it was conducting a probe into the matter.

We do not, and will never, invalidate anyone’s experiences or condone racism in any form. We are taking this serious matter under review. [2/2]A day later Nando's announced its decision to part ways with Cliff. The company said Cliff failed to facilitate a healthy debate with“This is highly disappointing to Nando's and at odds with the reasons we originally entered into our sponsorship of 'The Burning Platform' more than five years ago.

 

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Racism will leave with us and coming generations because a wise black man swept it under the carpet while those who were at fault were not remorseful

So Gareth over protected John over Mudzuli's racism stance with a typical dismissal of her 'lone view' about it! A dismissal that still ravage the foundation of the DA,still harbouring 'swart gevaar' mentality it inherited from amalgamation it emerged. The task ahead is daunting!

Everyone at Sunday times is going to get a free Nandos chicken burger

No more slaughtered white chickens to be sold at nandos.

Ridiculous! Very disappointing….however this has just highlighted how many racists there are in SA

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