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Phakel’umthakathi Begs Chinese Employer to Rehire South African Workers Fired for Allegedly Lying, Arriving at Work Drunk and Refusing to Do Their Jobs — but the Employer Says No!

Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, popularly known as Phakel’umthakathi, has sparked heated debate after a video showed him pleading with a Chinese business owner to give several dismissed South

Phakel’umthakathi Begs Chinese Employer to Rehire South African Workers Fired for Allegedly Lying, Arriving at Work Drunk and Refusing to Do Their Jobs — but the Employer Says No!

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PHAKEL’UMTHAKATHI BEGS CHINESE EMPLOYER TO REHIRE SOUTH AFRICAN WORKERS FIRED FOR ALLEGEDLY LYING, ARRIVING AT WORK DRUNK AND REFUSING TO DO THEIR JOBS — BUT THE EMPLOYER SAYS NO! Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, popularly known as Phakel’umthakathi, has sparked heated debate after a video showed him pleading with a Chinese business owner to give several dismissed South […]

The post PHAKEL’UMTHAKATHI BEGS CHINESE EMPLOYER TO REHIRE SOUTH AFRICAN WORKERS FIRED FOR ALLEGEDLY LYING, ARRIVING AT WORK DRUNK AND REFUSING TO DO THEIR JOBS — BUT THE EMPLOYER SAYS NO! first appeared on The Zambian Observer

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