SA’s racial tensions | Top lawyer watching Maselspoort probe

JOHANNESBURG - Legal heavyweight Zola Majavu will hold a watching brief on investigations into an alleged racial attack at Maselspoort Resort in the Free State.

A video circulating on social media shows a group of black teen boys being attacked by white adult males at a swimming pool.

Police say they are investigating a case of assault.

No arrests have been made so far.

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"The family has also requested me to place on record that they are aware that not all white Afrikaners are racist, they do not paint everyone with the same brush.

"They have also accepted that we need to allow the law to take its course," Majavu said.

"We request on behalf of the family that while they appreciate the support, that such be done within the ambit of the law lest we escalate this matter to proportions clearly unacceptable, two wrongs don’t make right.

"We trust you will appreciate the family’s plea. We thank South Africans who will join us and say enough is enough," he said.

"This must not be allowed to happen again anywhere in the country, especially in Bloemfontein.”