Open Stellenbosch responded to Monday’s events with a message of support for students at both universities. “We are very worried about the safety of black students and workers at the University of Free State (UFS),” the group wrote in a Facebook post. “Black students who stand in solidarity with outsourced workers at UFS disrupted a rugby match and were eventually attacked by white students and their parents. Once again we witness a violent attack of racism on black students by those who couldn’t care about the workers (mainly black women) who cook them food at Res, clean their rooms and lecture halls.”
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Where is Jonathan Jansen? Why are there armed white racists beating up black students on his campus? #UFS — AFRICA IS A COUNTRY (@AfricasaCountry) February 22, 2016
If you are not worried about what happend at #ufs as a black person, im worried about you. — Brr. (@kAbeLo_Phuti) February 23, 2016
Can we take a second to acknowledge that the #UFS rugby game continued 45 min after the brutal attacks on black bodies. Rugby > black pain — Farai Mubaiwa (@Feminist_Farai) February 22, 2016
Some of the protestors who were beaten during their disruption of the Shimlas #VarsityCup match at #UFS pic.twitter.com/t4uCRtoE2c — OFM News (@OFMNews9497) February 22, 2016
Dear @Hey_BlackGirl community, please raise awareness for the brutality against black bodies in South Africa. #UFShttps://t.co/vGqhLhiQ23 — Farai Mubaiwa (@Feminist_Farai) February 22, 2016
This is a developing story. We will update the post as more information becomes available.
Where is Jonathan Jansen? Why are there armed white racists beating up black students on his campus? #UFS — AFRICA IS A COUNTRY (@AfricasaCountry) February 22, 2016
If you are not worried about what happend at #ufs as a black person, im worried about you. — Brr. (@kAbeLo_Phuti) February 23, 2016
Can we take a second to acknowledge that the #UFS rugby game continued 45 min after the brutal attacks on black bodies. Rugby > black pain — Farai Mubaiwa (@Feminist_Farai) February 22, 2016
Some of the protestors who were beaten during their disruption of the Shimlas #VarsityCup match at #UFS pic.twitter.com/t4uCRtoE2c — OFM News (@OFMNews9497) February 22, 2016
Dear @Hey_BlackGirl community, please raise awareness for the brutality against black bodies in South Africa. #UFShttps://t.co/vGqhLhiQ23 — Farai Mubaiwa (@Feminist_Farai) February 22, 2016