Why Qwabe was right

Georgina Guedes

The story of Ashleigh Schultz, the waitress who was stiffed for a tip by Rhodes Must Fall activist Ntokozo Qwabe, just won’t die. It sits at the confluence of many of our most pressing and inflammatory issues, and the players are perfect both in being exactly who they are, and in some instances for being the exact opposite of what we might expect.

The story has been interrogated and analysed many times over the past week. I have read different people’s published viewpoints extensively, and watched a written brawl break out on my Facebook feed in response to the announcement of the amount that was raised for Schultz. As the differing views have been expressed, I have shaped my own, and a week later, I have distilled them into a few key thoughts.