South Africa's UFS shuts after rugby race clash

Images of white spectators kicking black protesters were spread on social media
Images of white spectators kicking black protesters were spread on social media

A South African university has temporarily closed after black protesters who had disrupted a rugby match were beaten up by white spectators on Monday.

 

The protesters were demanding an end to the outsourcing of cleaning jobs at the University of Free State (UFS).On Tuesday, students destroyed the statue of an apartheid-era politician.A wave of race-related protests have hit South African campuses over the last year.Many black people say they feel marginalised at the universities.

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