IT was reported during the week that retail giant, Woolworths, had suspended an employee for wearing isiphandla (traditional sacred bracelet) at work.
But the company refuted these claims, stating the employee’s suspension was the result of an “unrelated disciplinary matter”.
Below the SunTeam looks into why the initial report caused such an uproar.
In terms of Mzansi’s legal system, it’s against the law to discriminate against someone on the basis of their culture, among other things.
This is found in Section 9 of the Constitution, stating no person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.
The word discriminate is any act…
