MaXhosa Under Fire for Offering R4000 Stipends to Graduates
MaXhosa Under Fire for Offering R4000 Stipends to Graduates. The are one of the local brands always advertising job posts and internships in their organization. A day ago MaXhosa Africa announced several opportunities for graduates.
The fashion brand is currently looking for talented individuals under the following disciplines:
- Marketing assistant
- Social media assistant
- Videography assistant
- Photography assistant
- Human Resource assistant
- Finance assistant
- Design assistant
- Pattern-making assistant
- Retail assistant
- Sales assistant
The MaXhosa Africa 2023 Residency Programme has been described as an exciting opportunity for individuals to showcase their capability and capacity to perform in the fast-paced world of high-fashion design, production, operations and retail.
The requirements states that one has to have a Diploma or Degree in the field that the will be applying for. The stipend for each and every discipline stands at R4000 per month. The interns will have to use the money for transportation, their personal needs among other things.
As much as this is all exciting, not many are happy with the stipend. Looking at the fact that MaXhosa brand sell their apparels at hefty price, some people feel the stipend should go a little higher. They consider this exploitation of desperate interns, who want to make a mark in the industry.
On the other hand there are those defending the brand, stating that MaXhosa is doing what is according to the labor market. Some even feel that the brand is being attacked because it is a black owned company.
