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Residents speak on gym politics

NORWOOD - Joburg North residents were asked how they feel about Virgin Active kicking a man out of their Old Eds branch in Houghton for wearing a Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) T-shirt to gym.

August 17, 2015

David Klompas Less than a minute

KELEBAGILE MOJANAGA: Anyone can wear whatever they want to wear. What if this guy was just given a free T-shirt and decided to wear it to gym? It's clearly unfair.

LINDIWE HADEBE: The whole issue [of Israel and Palestine] is in the past, let the man be. It’s not like his mind was really in that space. But, on the other hand, they do have right of admission at private businesses and people must recognise that.

SIMLINDILE NBOHGWA: Right of admission is reserved [at a place like Old Eds]. People have the right to kick a man out who doesn’t agree with their institution’s ideology… On the other hand, it is important that as South Africans, we realise that people do have different opinions and they have the right to these opinions, so we must not be offended.

KELEBAGILE MOJANAGA: Anyone can wear whatever they want to wear. What if this guy was just given a free T-shirt and decided to wear it to gym? It’s clearly unfair.

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August 17, 2015

David Klompas Less than a minute