Racist past show the way to a brighter future?

Outrage over offensive act against black student leads to multiracial show of unity

22 May 2022 - 00:00

By Bobby Jordan

Residents of Stellenbosch woke up on Monday to find they had travelled 40 years back in time. By Friday, however, the town was soaring into the future, led by thousands of students who marched straight through a cul-de-sac of history in a multiracial show of unity against racism and violence.

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