And you wonder why history repeats itself…

Nicole de Klerk was employed at a Cape Town based advertising and recruitment agency for a mere two days before she was fired. Why? Because she decided to throw around the word ‘kaffir’ at the Queen’s Plate horse racing event. While carrying her shoes in her hands. No skaam.

The incident happened during an altercation over a chair. How pitiful. Those involved soon took to social media to share not only a photo of the accused, but also a complete narrative of the account and it spread like wildfire.

Shortly afterwards, the agency at which she was briefly employed, The Talent Boom, discussed taking action against Nicole on Twitter:

Nicole posted an apology to Twitter before shutting down her account and has laid low since.

Speaking to News24, Yamkela Ntola said he had been with a group of friends at the event when they were approached by a man wanting to use a chair. Here’s an account of what went down:

There was a gentleman who wanted to come and get a chair but we told him that he couldn’t because one of the guys in our group was using it. Then he left and afterwards this Nicole girl came over and I assumed she was with him.

She was using a very rude tone and she asked me what was down my leg and I had no idea what she was talking about. I asked if she knew anyone in our group and she just kept saying that. I said it was best that she leave because she was making everyone feel uncomfortable.

She started looking at one lady who was with us and called her a kaffir. I asked her who she was calling kaffir and then things became very heated and some of our group threw champagne on her.

Security stepped in and she told the security she called us kaffirs because that is what we are. I later explained to the organiser that this lady had come to us unprovoked and started causing nonsense. I heard afterwards that she had been escorted from the premises.

Candidate attorney Yamkela Ntola has now registered a case of crimen injuria against her.

I am still angry and I am shocked at the same time. I am not beyond forgiving her but it does not mean that her conduct can go without consequence, especially considering the week that we have had.

I will pursue every avenue that is available to me. It doesn’t solve the problem that people harbour these feelings but I am not opposed to approaching her and letting her listen to me, as I will listen to her. The whole matter has left a sour taste in our mouths.

According to the daughter of former Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour, Sanelisiwe Balfour, Nicole appeared to have been intoxicated.

[source: news24&news24&ewn]