Ramaphosa condemns racism after video of attack at Bloem holiday resort goes viral
President Cyril Ramaphosa says racism has no place in South Africa and racists must expect harsh consequences in terms of the law.
This is after a video of two black teenagers being attacked by a group of white adult men at the Maselspoort Holiday Resort outside Bloemfontein on Christmas Day went viral.
The men were attempting to stop the teenage boys from entering the pool claiming it was for whites only.
The altercation escalated to the men shoving and grabbing the boys by the throat and pulling their hair.
Ramaphosa said the Constitution declares South Africa belongs to all who live in it.
“As black and white South Africans, we should be united in condemning all manifestations of racism and attempts to explain or defend such crimes.
"Racism is not a problem to be fought by black South Africans only.
“We must also be united in ridding our society of the violence we see in the videos of the incident at the Free State resort, whether such violence comes with racism or not.
“It is deplorable that adults dealing with teenagers resort to violence with such disturbing ease, hurting people physically and offending provisions in our Bill of Rights around security of the person, including the right to dignity and being free of violence.”
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