“Afrikaans will stay”
Group of people marched from Loftus to the University of Pretoria Hatfield campus for #AfrikaannsSalBy.
A group of pro-Afrikaans demonstrators gathered outside the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield campus in a so-called #AfrikaansSalBly march on Tuesday morning.
The group were demanding to see vice chancellor Cheryl de la Rey.
They gathered at Loftus Versfeld stadium on Tuesday morning and made their way to the campus.
The group is demanding that Afrikaans be retained as a language of instruction at the university.
The march was organised by the rightwing political party Front Nasionaal.
“We as people and our children have the right to study in our home language,” said Front Nasionaal’s leader in Gauteng North, Wessel Basson.
Classes at the University of Pretoria was once again suspended on Tuesday after violent protests and clashes on campus.
Security around the campus was beefed up, with staff keeping a close watch.
Spokesperson Anna-Retha Bouwer said the campus was still quiet.
“Management is planning on resolving the issue with the parties concerned so that academic activities at the university can continue.”
Protests and violence have been plaguing the institution for the past week.
First sparked by the Economic Freedom Fighters, demanding that Afrikaans be scrapped as a language of instruction at the university.
On Monday, protests turned violent as pro-Afrikaans students and and supporters of the #AfrikaansMustFall movement clashed on campus.
Several students were reportedly injured and social media was rife with images of bloody scenes.
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