Stellenbosch University has had a storm of emotions surrounding its institution after the recently infamous situation that saw one student urinate on another black first-year student’s belongings over the weekend. The situation has been perceived widely as racially motivated, however despite the university’s actions to discipline the perpetrator, people are taking justice into their own hands.
The victim of the incident, Babalo Ndwayana, has chosen forgiveness over the incident that occurred in Stellenbosch’s Huis Marais res, but other students and South Africans are not turning the other cheek.
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The University of Stellenbosch has suspended the student and publicly “condemned the destructive, hurtful and racist incident”, but people want Theuns du Toit (the accused) out of the institution entirely, despite his succinct apology “I know what I did was wrong and I just want to apologise. Sorry guys.”
A petition gunning for his expulsion is surpassing 51 8000 signatures. It’s currently on change.org and expresses that “this action is a blatant violation of the victim’s human rights, as is protected by the Constitution of South Africa. Du Toit has been suspended from the university, but this is not justified consequence for his actions. He has violated another student’s human dignity, and needs to be removed from the University.”
The University’s statement doesn’t exclude expulsion from the possible repercussions after the investigation determines “the final outcomes.”
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Video: Stellenbosch student urinates on black first year’s belongings
Picture: change.org