Bullied Cape Town waitress reportedly gets R100 000 tip
A waitress from Cape Town has received a massive donation after she was allegedly refused a tip at a restaurant in the Observatory.
Student activist and Oxford University alumni, Ntokoza Qwabe took to Facebook to share an incident where he and a friend refused to tip a waitress, and instead wrote "We will give tip when you return the land" on the bill.
On Facebook, the #RhodesMustFall activist then posted: "She sees the note and starts shaking. She leaves us and bursts into typical white tears (like why are you crying when all we've done is make a kind request? lol!)."
The incident went viral on social media - with users posting comments in support and disagreement of the act.
Spokesperson for the Western Cape Social Development MEC, Sihle Ngobese began a trend when he personally visited the cafe and gave 24-year-old Ashleigh Schultz a R50 note. Supporters then created an online donation campaign in her name.
The online fundraiser has since raised R44 777.
Die Burger has today reported the figure to be nearing R120 000.
1) Screw #RhodesMustFall!
— Sihle Ngobese (@SihleDLK) April 29, 2016
2) Screw #NtokozoQwabe!
I gave the waitress a R50 tip & the kindness didn't cost a thing! pic.twitter.com/BLojEadP59
See reactions to the incident below.
Mrs @helenzille you questioned 'how Rhodes chooses a "narcissist" like Ntokozo Qwabe'. Cue Stellenbosch & #MatthewTheunissen. We're waiting!
— EFF Extraordinaire (@ZCFOutkast) May 3, 2016
Some people have started a petition to "force" Oxford Uni to revoke Ntokozo Qwabe's scholarship because of the waitron incident.
— Ottilia Anna M (@MaS1banda) May 2, 2016
Irony?
And now there’s a restaurant FB group calling on people to never serve Ntokozo Qwabe, and - surprise! - it’s filled with racial abuse…
— Jacques Rousseau (@JacquesR) May 2, 2016
Observing the Ntokozo Qwabe thing & seeing how quickly foolishness can be mistaken for a cause
— Victor Dlamini (@victordlamini) May 2, 2016
Agree totally! But the same should happen to Ntokozo Qwabe no room for him and his types as well! https://t.co/aOP5ObRIes
— John Weston (@jofat) May 3, 2016
Why is it so hard to view people as PEOPLE! #MatthewTheunissen & #NtokozoQwabe represent two sides of same racism coin.
— Sihle Ngobese (@SihleDLK) May 3, 2016
SA deserves better!