SA: Uni student who urinated on books and laptop of black student expelled

The Stellenbosch University, a top South African university, said Thursday it had expelled a white student who was filmed two months ago urinating on a black peer’s books and laptop.

" Mr. Du Toit is found guilty of acting in a racist manner in saying a variation of "it’s a white boy thing", and by doing so, contravening " to clauses of "the  Disciplinary Code for Students of SU 2021", a statement issued Thursday by t he Stellenbosch University read.

First year white student, Du Toit has been " expelled with immediately effect from Stellenbosch University in terms of the urination Charge and the statement Charge. "

Du toit was caught in a video on Sunday, May 15 2022 around 04:00 at Huise Maria residence while urinating on the belongings of a black first-year student who was sleeping in the dorm. 

An off-camera student asks him "why are you peeing in my room? The young man with short brown hair and a beige hooded jacket laconically replies "I'm waiting for someone", without interrupting what he is doing.

The university "strongly condemns this destructive, hurtful and racist incident," in a statement Monday.

The university condemned what it called a " hurtful and racist incident" and announced that it had immediately suspended the first-year student, who was captured in the act.

In Thursday's statement, deputy vice chancellor, Deresh Ramjugernath says: " The university takes a zero-tolerance approach to racism, discrimination, prejudice and conduct which assails the dignity of another person ". In May, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola denounced the incident as " akin to urinating on the Constitution itself ".

South Africa’s constitution cemented the transition away from white supremacist rule and is often held up as a model of democratic values — even if implementing those values remains a work in progress.