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South Africa: Outcry at university racism follows two violent clashes
Young Communist League condemns attacks on protesters

SOUTH AFRICA’S liberation movement spoke out against racism in higher education yesterday after violent clashes at two universities.

The University of the Free State (UFS) was closed yesterday and today following Sunday’s violence during a Varsity Cup rugby match between UFS Shimlas and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Madibaz.

Students and university workers invaded the pitch in a protest against outsourcing of services. White spectators responded by attacking the black demonstrators and chasing them from the field.

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