Mocking Venda speakers lands Power FM staffer in hot water
According to Power fm their sister company MSG sales have started disciplinary proceedings against an employee for his attempt at humour, which offended Venda people.
Power Fm has distanced itself from a litany of tweets by a Power Fm linked staffer Sifiso Hlophe, who ridiculed Venda speaking people.
In a tweet, Hlophe wrote: “Ama Venda are an unnecessary tribe, they bought Bidvest Wits and are calling it tshikuvn…tsa Madzbxjdksishnd FC.”
https://twitter.com/DjNewAfrica/status/1272488476580118528?s=20
At the weekend Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) announced the purchase of the PSL status of Bidwest Wits.
The news broke on social media confirming that the status of the club came as a package with Wits players.
The Power FM staffer’s attempt at a joke went across poorly, and he was called out for making a mockery not only on the name Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila but also on the VhaVenda dialect.
In a statement, the station said: Power acknowledges the litany of tweets posted by Sifiso Hlophe last night, which were laced with incredibly distasteful tribalistic sentiments. Our founding values and conduct are centred on the respect restoration and promotion of human dignity rejecting any hateful postures that re-traumatise our collective memory of segregation which incite divisiveness and hate. Mr Hlope is an employee of MSG Sales, our sister company which has started a disciplinary process with him, with the seriousness and urgency that the matter deserves. Again Power 98.7 remains committed to prompt and embody human centric values deeply driven by social cohesion and inclusion.”
POWER 98.7's full statement. pic.twitter.com/eVcckL2gQK
— POWER 98.7 (@Powerfm987) June 15, 2020
Hlophe has since received criticism on Twitter for his views.
And Sifiso boss is attending to the matter but twitter lawyers should keep defending his "Joke". His employer doesn't see it as one and whats what matters the most!🤗 your opinion doesn't but….
As you were!
#SifisoHlopheMustFall pic.twitter.com/EFWM6sOF1T
— Black & Blessed ❤❤✌ (@Mama_Bridgie) June 15, 2020
Whether Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Tsonga, Venda, Swati, Khoisan, Ndebele, etc… If you hear ur brother or sister belittling others, promoting tribalism, don't be afraid to shut them off and tell them its wrong. For how long should we deal with tribalism? #SifisoHlopheMustFall
— Gazankulu Ambassador 🇿🇦🇭🇺 (@Nhlamulo_Mlabya) June 15, 2020
#SifisoHlopheMustFall
As an employee of Power FM as well as a Venda speaking person, I took great offense to the tweets by one of my colleagues. Disciplinary measures have now been instituted against Sfiso pic.twitter.com/rwOzCLqQ8F— Ndaedzo Nethonzhe (@NdaedzoNN) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/hisxcellency015/status/1272538155418357760?s=20
#SifisoHlopheMustFall
Zulu Man. Everybody. pic.twitter.com/cBmMVrnKLH— Letho NBA🍔 (@LETHOWORLD) June 15, 2020
I am also against the issue of TTM allegedly purchasing Bidvest Wits, but I never went as far as calling the alleged new owner useless. There's no need for the disrespect
#SifisoHlopheMustFall pic.twitter.com/izOx2CE8Zw— la petit rocher 🍀 (@FererroVmp) June 15, 2020
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