Spur Corporation issued an unequivocal
apology on Wednesday to a mother who was threatened with a “klap” by a fellow
diner during a heated argument over their children at the weekend.
Video footage of the altercation at Texamo
Spur – in The Glen Shopping Centre in Johannesburg – on Sunday went viral on
social media and the food chain was sharply criticised for the way it was
handled.
Lebohang Mabuya‚ who was threatened by a
father at the restaurant during an argument over the behaviour of their
children‚ told The Times that his behaviour was “intimidating and
disrespectful”.
“We have reviewed our CCTV footage of the
incident and can confirm that Ms Mabuya’s version of events is accurate‚” said
a statement issued by Spur.
“We affirm our
decision to ban the male customer from our stores‚ physical aggression towards
our customers‚ particularly against women and children will not be tolerated.
“We acknowledge
that the staff and management of the store did not sufficiently assist Ms
Mabuya. We have addressed this with the store management and we are reviewing
our internal procedures to ensure that restaurant staff are better equipped to
manage an incident such as this. We also recognize that Ms Mabuya apologised in
recent media statements for her inappropriate language used in this incident.”
Spur CEO Pierre
van Tonder added; “We will be talking to Ms Mabuya directly‚ at her
convenience‚ and will apologise for what she and her family experienced. watch the video here
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