In a statement on Monday, the university said it “strongly condemns the destructive, hurtful and racist incident that was captured on a cellphone video at the Huis Marais residence on the Stellenbosch University campus in the early hours of Sunday morning”.
Kaduka said he wanted the university to urgently hold rigorous workshops on intercultural diversity and invite former black students who might have experienced incidents of racism in the university.
“We are not happy at all. One would have thought that incidents of this nature were a thing of the past.
“I am glad my son recorded this because it might have remained under the carpet.
“The university offered to move Ndwayana to another room but we refused the arrangement.
“Will the university always move a black student to another room whenever there is an incident of this nature?
“The university must deal with the issue. My son told me he sees no reason to be separated from his white roommate because he did not have problems with him,” Kaduka said.
“There are people out there who do not understand how serious this incident to my son and my family is.
“The country is in great need of a dialogue. The university needs a serious debate on racism and intercultural diversity.”
Kaduka described his son as a very quiet and easy going person.
“He loves his family and his sisters as he is our first born. He loves cooking. He is very passionate about agriculture.”
Kaduka said he wanted Du Toit to face the consequences of his actions.
“The expulsion only from this school is not enough. I want him to be banned from all the universities for a certain period.
“An example has to be made to prevent this from happening again,” Kaduka said.
He said they had waited for the Du Toit family to reach out to them.
“The reason we decided to open a case on Tuesday afternoon is because we wanted to give the Du Toit family ample time to reach out to us.
“As a parent when your son has done something wrong to the other family, you reach out to that family. They have not done that.”
The university’s vice-chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers said what happened was not acceptable.
“We are appalled by this type of behaviour. Such conduct will not be tolerated at the university.
“We acted swiftly and decisively to uphold our commitment to a culture of inclusivity.
“What happened at Huis Marais is not acceptable. No student has the right to diminish another student’s human dignity or rights in this way,” De Villiers said.
The university’s senior director for student affairs, Dr Choice Makhetha, said: “The student affected is clearly still in shock after his very upsetting and painful ordeal.
“He is still trying to process what happened and was offered counselling.
“He will be supported as and when required, to ensure his academic progress is not affected by the incident,” Makhetha said.
Ndwayana is set to return home on May 24 and go back to write examinations in June. The university has offered to pay his flight tickets.
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TAKING ACTION:
Stellenbosch University first-year student Babalo Ndwayana arrives at the Western Cape town’s police station to lay charges on Tuesday.
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