Ramaphosa calls for probe into racism claims at Brackenfell High
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for restraint at Brackenfell High School in Cape Town following the violent confrontation between parents and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday.
Violence broke out after a group of EFF members, who were protesting outside Brackenfell High School, were attacked by the community.
The EFF members were protesting against alleged racism at the school.
“It is the right of every South African to engage in peaceful protest, and any actions to suppress the right to freedom of expression, particularly through violence and intimidation, must be roundly condemned,” said Ramaphosa.
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“What happened today brings back hurtful memories of a past we should never seek to return to.”
President Ramaphosa also wants the allegations of racism levelled against the school to be urgently investigated.
“We should be ever mindful of the extent to which our actions, both publicly and in private, undermine the cherished principle of non-racialism upon which our democracy was founded.”