Ramaphosa says racist attack at Free State resort ‘deplorable’
President Cyril Ramaphosa's reacted to a racist incident at a Free State holiday resort, saying the perpetrators must expect harsh consequences.
In a video that has surfaced on social media, a group of white men appear to be asking two teen black boys to leave the pool.
A visible altercation breaks out and the boys are assaulted.
It's claimed that the men had said that the pool was only for white bathers.
"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," says Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.
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Magwenya says they'll face the full might of the law.
"Under the rule of law, we must let investigations take their course but under the rule of law we can and must also declare that racism has no place in our society and racists have no place to hide.
“We must defend our continuing national mission of ridding our society of the divisions and the hurts of our past.”
Police in the Free State are investigating a case of assault following the attack.
