Hoërskool Uitsig, in Centurion, is expecting an unwanted visit from EFF protesters on Monday.
Will EFF be protesting at Hoërskool Uitsig?
According to a report published by Jacaranda FM, a battalion from the Red Berets will descend on the high school and shut down proceedings as early as 11:00, at the start of the new week.
Swisher Post News contacted the school to confirm if any plans were in place to protest pupils from possible violent clashes and at the time this article was published, no response had been received from Hoërskool Uitsig.
We will keep a close watch on developments taking shape in Centurion and provide updates as they come along.
Here’s what prompted the outrage
The furore that fueled the call for protests came from a video that surfaced on social media, showing a pupil clad in EFF regalia being manhandled by the school’s security.
According to the person who posted the video that was retweeted by EFF leader Julius Malema, the pupil was allegedly kicked out of school for wearing political gear on career day.
“His dreams (sp) is to be a politician one day, he was forcefully removed by the security forces,” the poster wrote in a tweet.
Here is the full clip of the altercation that took place between the EFF-clad pupil and the school’s security:
In centurion Uitsig hoorskool,it was a career day and the boy wore The EFF beret and his dreams is to be a politician one day ,he was forcefully removed by the security forces .@Julius_S_Malema can this get the leadership's attention please . @Effgroundforces. pic.twitter.com/HnJCWXt5Q8
— PRO AFRICANS-DR. EFF (@Rebaone59275709) June 7, 2021
This is a developing story.