Ramaphosa lambasts Maselspoort racists after ‘shameful’, racially motivated assault of two black teenagers

PHUTI MOSOMANE

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has lashed out at a group of white Free State racists after an alleged racist incident at the Maselspoort Resort in Bloemfontein on Christmas Day.

Addressing thousands of ANC rank and file at the party’s 111th birthday anniversary celebrations in Mangaung on Sunday, Ramaphosa, who was re-elected ANC president in December, described the racist incident as shameful.

“I want to send a clear message that racism will not be tolerated. It was such a shameful act to see an old white male trying to drown a young boy into a pool” said Ramaphosa.

The Maselspoort racist incident made international headline after a video emerged on social media wherein two teenage black boys were reportedly attacked and assaulted by a group of white adults.

In the video, the adults seemingly tried to prevent the boys from using a swimming pool at the resort which they allegedly