Logan lauded for coming to defence of friend at pub

THE government has condemned the alleged racist incident that took place at Hank’s Olde Irish pub in Cape Town, while it has also applauded Christopher Logan for coming to the defence of his friend, Thabiso Danca.

This comes after Danca, a black patron, was denied entry to Hank’s Olde Irish Pub in Cape Town. He was apparently told that he had to be accompanied by a white person.

In images which surfaced on social media yesterday, Logan was seen bloodied and bruised after a brawl took place at the pub when he confronted them on the day after the incident.

This apparently happened after Logan confronted the pub’s owners and recorded the incident on video before it went viral on social media.

He appeared to have been assaulted during a scuffle with pub staff and owners. Logan confirmed to IOL that he had opened a case of assault against the pub staff with police. Police confirmed the charges, while Danca is understood to have filed crimen injuria charges. He has filed a racism case and will also be filing a charge at the SA Human Rights Commission.

Government spokesperson Phumla Wiliams said it was horrifying and outrageous that the tendencies of apartheid South Africa kept rearing their ugly head.

“The eradication of racism can only happen on a human to human level, and when we recognise and accept that we have more in common that unites us than which divides us. Government also compliments Danca’s friend, Christopher Logan, who came to the defence of his friend,” she said.

The pub’s owners said they would pursue legal action as a result of the racism accusation. They said they had never issued any instruction to staff to disallow patrons entrance on the basis of race or gender discrimination.