Humiliated over a 'short' skirt
"YOUR dress code is unacceptable! Go and change into something appropriate!"
SHOCKING! Pearl Nxele's skirt came to just above her knee.
ANGRY: Sundowns GM Kenneth Makhanya. Picture by Tsheko KabasiaThis is what Mamelodi Sundowns' GM Kenneth Makhanya allegedly yelled at the club's beauty pageant organiser Pearl Nxele for wearing a "mini-skirt" to work.
A club official, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisal, says Nxele arrived at the team's Chloorkop headquarters clad in a skirt that ended a centimetre above her knee.
An incensed Makhanya told her that her dress code was unacceptable and ordered her to go and change.
It is alleged that during his tirade, Makhanya, who hails from Swaziland, told the woman to return dressed appropriately.
"What I found appalling is that he yelled at her in full view of her colleagues.
"That was unacceptable. It reminded us of how those taxi drivers at Noord Street Taxi Rank treated women who wore short skirts," says the club official.
Nxele confirms that Makhanya humiliated her in front of her colleagues.
"My skirt was not too short. It was just a little above my knees. Besides, I wasn't told about the company's dress code.
"I felt humiliated because he said all these things in front of my colleagues," she says.
Nxele says Makhanya later apologised.
"I have accepted his apology and moved on.
"All I want is to do my work without any hindrance and it is unfortunate that this happened when we were celebrating Women's Month," she says.
Makhanya says: "I have no comment but what you are saying is not correct.
"Go and do more research."
Sundowns administration manager Belinda Ndlovu says: "I was present when the incident took place. There is no dress code but we are required to dress appropriately for our positions.
"She was wearing a rather short skirt. There is nothing wrong with mini-skirts, but she was asked to dress appropriately and was not shouted at."
malatjin@sundayworld.co.za
Comments
RobinH
Screw that, Mahhanye, you chauvinistic freak. I guess it would have been okay if she were bare breated in a tiny beadwork loin-cloth. Airhead!!!! She's a beauty pageant organiser and 1 cm above the knee is hardly short, you sex-crazed perv.Pacifier
who measured the Size? She is a Role Model and she must dress appropriately.Sgandy
Ironic from someone who comes from a country where they parade kids nearly naked infront of big bellied men and Mswati to take a pick..leave our women alone we like them in short skirts..ke summer boss! relax or take a hike back to Swaziland.PhantomLimb
Who is this fat douche bag? He needs to calm the f#$% down or go back to Swaziland. They don't wear miniskirts there, they prefer nothing...which is so much more conservative than SA isn't it. Prick!!kaykay2
voetsek, akere nomvula mokonyane has given a go-ahead to walk aroung half naked.so why are we suurprisedPacifier
Batjele...hey Banana ba tonotse ka mo ntle ka mo. bare show what your Mama gave you. Same as this tranparent leggings with a hort Top and Pantiliner will be showing in between the Bums. Hai no, too much of everything can be disgustingladeefinancial_solutions
the comments on newspaper had to be monitored so this kind of words need not be said, how can you say voetsekMokaubere
But this Makhanya guy has a problem. In Swaziland at the annual reed dance they parade actually naked! Please leave the poor woman alone, she has the legs to wear a mini-skirt. Stop being jealous Mr Makhanya, and go to gym.KukuyaLethosa
Who does Makhyanya think he is? This bloody uncircumcised boy should go back to Swaziland. We don't need idiots here who will humiliate our women. Beside, he should be concentrating on getting Sundowns back to its winning ways. Sundowns has become average since he took over as GM. He must go.tmohlotja
i fully agree with you KukuyaLethosa,o nagana gore ke mang ena?sgubhusenkwishi
Mr Makhanya had an unignorable electric shock to his heart, sparking from the reflections of flashes in front of him. Blame him as much as you can, but what he said was, the expressions of his honest feelings , hence reacted the way he did.His only blame to us is to speak out his his pressing feelings and mind to his situations. Democracy and its rights is very complex indeed. What about his rights and his honest feelings, is it fair to him to be exposed to the situation that he cant handle? to protect other people's rights.
KukuyaLethosa
Anyone can express their feelings, but they don't have to humiliate others in the process. What happened to being civil? Couldn't he privately take the matter up with the lady instead of screaming at her in front of other people? That's uncivilised and plain backwardness. This is not Swaziland wherein women are seen as nothing but objects of pleasure for Mswati and his henchmen. Everybody deserves to be respected, including you, sgubhusenkwishi.MicaParis
With due respect Mr Makhanya we are not fools here, the problem is not the dressing code but the fact that the lady refused to give you nookie!?We know how you guys hire this ladies nowadays, you think they are sex pets that you can indulge on, go to hell and enjoy having sex with your wife? You think women are trash that you can play with!
And now you victimise the poor girl in front of the colleagues for your own alterior sexual motives, you are an idiot Mr Makhanya, in fact I should suggest to Petrice Motsepe to fire your ass!!
Sdlubuladledle
Good ppl pls leave Swaziland out of this. This has got nothing to do with Swaziland. And please differentiate between the dress code for a cultural event and dress code for the office. As much as some ppl are excited about "women parading naked" and "women being sex objects for MswatI' in Swaziland that says a lot about you. Makhanya is not representing Swaziland at Chloorkop. So leave Swaziland alone and deal with the issue at hand.Pacifier
I fully agree with you, this has Nothing to do with being a Swati. Nna I say back to uniforms bathong re bona mehlolo ka mo Kantle,I am a woman and sometimes this woman embarass us.See throu Skirts or short Skirt le di Golden Marks le Tshila behind the Knee nxa
Sdlubuladledle
1 cm above the knee? Who did the measurements?Mahlol'adibona
Mr Makhanya did the measurement.Read all 32 comments