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Previously, there were reports of clashes between the police and protesters.
FILE: Police cordoned off roads near Brackenfell High School on November 10, 2020, a day after clashes between community members and EFF protesters on November 9, 2020 over alleged racism at the school. Image: Lizell Persens / EWN.
CAPE TOWN – The situation near Brackenfell High School was calm Wednesday afternoon after police shut down a protest.
The protest was related to a private tuition party attended by only a few white students, parents and teachers.
Police spokesman Andre Traut said: “Officers will continue to uphold law and order to ensure nothing goes wrong. We will not tolerate anarchy and we have an adequate number of police deployed there and the situation will be monitored. ”
Previously, there were reports of clashes between the police and protesters.
A group called the Positive Action Campaign warned that they would demonstrate Wednesday against alleged manifestations of racism related to a protest there last week.
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were confronted and intimidated by members and supporters of the Brackenfell community and at least one member of the party was beaten.
“There are members of the police on the scene and no one has been arrested so far,” Traut said.
Brackenfell Borough Councilman Rhynardt Bresler said he was concerned tensions could escalate.
“That’s why we asked parents and the school community not to attend, we don’t need people there who are going to divide the attention of our security forces,” he said.
Meanwhile, Friday’s exams scheduled at Brackenfell High School on Tuesday were rescheduled ahead of a planned protest by the EFF.
Officials from the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) said all eighth through eleventh grade exams would be rescheduled, but the school would remain open and classes for students would continue.
WCED said that we made arrangements that would allow seniors to write Physical Science Paper 1.
EFF supporters were planning an anti-racism protest at the school on Friday morning.
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said the EFF received permission from the city of Cape Town for 100 members to protest in front of the school from noon.
“We are in contact with the school, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and city police services to ensure that order is maintained and that our students and staff are safe. There is also private security to ensure that the school or students are not harmed, ”Schäfer said in a statement.
Additional reporting by Kevin Brandt.
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