When African nations removed their colonial masters, it promised its liberated people heaven, but sometimes it appears as if the devil and heaven conspired, said Professor Patrick Lumumba. | JasonFelix MarvinCharles_
At one point, a confrontation between EFF members and the students broke out, with many students shouting,"shame on you".Last month, a petition, penned by staff and students, was issued to the university's interim vice-chancellor, Daya Reddy, and the deputy vice-chancellor, Elelwani Ramugondo.
Previously, UCT spokesperson Elijah Moholola told News24:"The university has noted with concern the comments that have been made by the speaker and the critical conversations that have emerged as a result, and urges the external host to engage these accordingly."The chairperson of the South African Students Congress, Mabhavana Moyane, said it was disappointing that the EFF decided to forge ahead with the event, despite continued calls for the planned talk not to go ahead.
In a statement on Monday, the EFF Students' Command said the instigators of the protest had opportunistically disguised it as a pro-LGBTQIA+ protest
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