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Reitz victim unhappy with UFS decision

A University of Free State cleaner involved in the Reitz racism saga said nobody had consulted them on a decision to invite the student back.

UFS drops racist video charges

The ANC has criticised a university rector’s decision to drop disciplinary charges against four white students whose video sparked a race outcry.

Trial date set in Reitz hostel case

The case against four former UFS students, who made a video that placed the UFS in the midst of a racial storm, will be heard next year.

Reitz video case postponed

The case against four former University of the Free State students who made a racist video was postponed to next month.

Reitz video coverage features at media awards

The video that swept up the University of the Free State in a racial storm featured strongly at the regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year awards.

Reitz hostel video: Former students appear in court

Three of the four former students of the UFS, who made a video that threw the institution into a racial storm, appeared in court on Friday.

End of the road for Reitz hostel

The University of the Free State residence where a racist video degrading black workers was filmed earlier this year will be closed down on Wednesday.