Woman arrested taking selfies in Sea Point gets the job she nearly lost

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'I was not comfortable going back to the same area for the interview because I didn’t know what would happen especially since my face was all over the news.'

After the GroundUp report she was called by the hotel and given a chance to attend an interview on Monday. Her application was successful and she has been accepted for a paid learnership.

She has been looking for a job since January. She lives with her mother who works as a security guard at a university, and her three-year-old sister. Mcinjana said that at the end of the learnership she will be given a certificate which she can use to apply for more jobs in the hospitality sector.

 

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High 🖐 to that hotel, its a pity its not mentioned, it deserves to be supported

Damn...Her not getting that job wouldve been great for her civil lawsuit!

She still must sue the minister of police, I mean that cannot happen in this time n age n the officers who arrested must be suspended n disciplined. I can tell, these are kinds of stuff that give people like Hellen so much pleasure to see happening to black people

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