Luister 

As a Stellies student currently, this really opens my eyes to the social problems that many people experience and that I have never noticed. Being on the privileged side of the equation shelters you from the reality that many people have to live with, and it's a sad fact many people don't want to notice or acknowledge. I'm sorry, for anything I have done or said that contributes to the continuation of these prejudices, and I personally promise to do and be better.

This documentary seeks to give those that haven't had voice a chance to let the world know what Stellenbosch University really is like. These students have had to hold a lot of their experiences and trauma in . I am sorry to burst your bubble , but it's time to listen to and most importantly acknowledge the violations committed by the Stellenbosch residents and the University .

I have doing research in higher education in SA for the last 8 years and these stories are just the surface of the dehumanization and violence. I watch this documentary at least once a year and teach with it. thank you so much for this documentary.

Thank you for making this video. I went to Stellenbosch myself and when I left I hoped that within a few years things would be different, but it seems the inequality remains. I feel like this video has the power to make a change. Well done to everybody who was a part of it. Well done for bravely speaking up for human rights.

7 years later can we get a where are they now?🤷🏿‍♂️

I remember when I studied at Stellenbosch in my first year - I was very naive about these matters. I didn't give it any thought as Afrikaans is my home language. As time went on, the language issue became more prominent, and I thought the same as many: _It's an Afrikaans university - go to UCT..blah etc_ . As I started speaking to friends I had made there who couldn't speak Afrikaans, I started to understand. Sure people like to reference places like Spain and loss of local languages and colonial this and that.. but in South Africa it's unrealistic to try and keep a university Afrikaans, as it gives a platform for the story's in this video to manifest.. it creates separation - which binds the ignorant together into groups that see 'others' as the enemy. We can try and stay naive and say 'it's a new South Africa' and 'things are different now', and though in many ways they are, there are still many layers of ignorance we need to work out of the systems. The terrible racism that still harms many is still real, and as long as there's a system that excludes some, even if you argue it's just on the academic level, it will filter through into the campus culture and take shape as narrow-minded racist idiots causing physical/emotional harm to others. The story of the lady being tapped on the head is so infuriating because you can see how he tries to justify his behaviour through ignorance - The typical 'Apartheid is over - move on - get over it man' attitude. He doesn't realize how he makes the other person feel. I'll end this rant with saying that not all Afrikaans people, or white people are this ignorant and horrible. I really hope Stellenbosch University ends this madness. Separation doesn't work in our country - we need inclusion.. bringing people together.. Cultures that try to stay pure will die out. They need to blend and evolve to survive. My two cents. Hopefully people read this in the intended spirit -- but I'm expecting angry trolls to reply too as per youtube.

This is a really well produced documentary, giving a voice to students who have not been properly heard. All of us out there would do well to listen carefully.

This takes me back to 2004. A group of friends and I were going to an event on Campus At the University of the Free State from a commune we used to share two blocks away from the university in a suburb called Universitas. Part of our group walked a few steps ahead and behind them was Kuda, Lissa and I. As we were walking down the street a car came behind us, slowing down as it gets closer. The first thing that came to my mind was that maybe its people that are lost and need to get directions, so we stopped walking in order to offer our help. There were 4 white boys in the car, and being the oblivious child i was i genuinely thought they were stopping to be helped. One of them rolled down the window and said in Afrikaans "here are those Kaffers". They then got out of the car with hockey sticks and before they could attack us Kuda screamed at Lissa and I to run while he stayed and fought off the guys before he also started running. He stayed, so Lissa and I could get a chance to escape. I remember grabbing Lissa's hand and running down the road screaming to the others to run and get out of the way. We ended up jumping into peoples driveways and bushes just to get out of the road because now those guys had gotten into their car and were racing down the road towards us. That was the first time in the 18 years I had lived that I felt afraid for my life and had a face to face reality check with racism. Where I grew up it was just a word, and now i was in the middle of it, unprepared and somewhat alone. Till this day I can't imagine what my life would have been like if those guys actually got to carry out their ugly act of hurting me or Lissa or Kuda. Or if they got to do it to someone else that night. In fact later that night, One of the guys we lived with decided he was going to go out by himself and came back a few hours later bleeding and badly beaten, allegedly by 2 white guys, whether this was the work of the same guys or other guys roaming the streets for black kids, we did not know. What I do know is we were all shaken and scared by it, and none of what happened that night ever got reported to the police. Mainly because we all came to the conclusion that this would never go anywhere, we have no names, no number plates, no real identification of the perpetrators and there was a very strong message that white is previledged at that time. Needless to say I left the university at the end of that year to study in Johannesburg, but that event, though isolated, never left my mind and also formed much of the perspective of what i think about that place. Hearing the stories of these students just took me back, i almost feel like i'm back there, like at last someone knows how i was feeling or felt. Transformation is not going to come on its own, it needs all of us to stand together and put this out in the open. One day my daughter will be in university, far away from home. This cannot be the way she will be living. #Luister

Pieter Burger So you want to tell me that those experiences of students are not valid until and or unless white Afrikaans people get to tell their side of the story? What other story do people who do not experience exclusion have to tell when victims of institutional injustices plea for people to listen?

Wow, im 25 years old, and in my life i have never experienced direct racism like this. i went to UJ and stayed at res and not once has anything close to what has been shared in this video ever been a reality to me. I feel for the students at Stellenbosch and everyone else who has experienced racism to this degree. The people of South Africa are completely behind you, black, coloured, indian and white. I pray that this video reaches its objectives and helps educate others.

The language policy at Stellenbosch is really just the very surface of a much deeper and more depressing issue. The majority of white people here do not identify as racists - and who would? Saying "hello, how are you?" every now and again to a person of a different race and never having said the "K-word" doesn't make you part of the transformation. White people need to come to terms with their micro-aggression and not be so scared of the "racist" label that they they go into fight or flight every time someone tries to discuss the issue. Sitting idly by and not making an active effort to include people of other cultures and races into your life is passive racism. I've always thought of myself as progressive and liberal and largely "unracist", but I realise every day more and more how much more I could be doing to solve some of these issues. It's just all very sad because the mindset which is causing this problem (which, let's just be frank and talk about it - is white afrikaans culture) is so heavily ingrained that it takes real effort to step outside of the comfort of blissful pseudo-ignorance and actually do something about it - effort which many white people, even though they don't identify as racist, are simply too lazy to make. There are obvious exceptions - not everybody who is white is racist. Not everybody who is afrikaans is racist. But for those who aren't the problem, or who don't see themselves as the problem, there is an equal if not greater responsibility and opportunity to effect change.

39 years later and the spirit of 1976 goes on. students still fighting to be taught in a language they understand

Black people not feeling safe in their continent ,in their country ,are you kidding me South Africa wake up!!

To those who are affected, I would just like to say that the word is out there. Just the fact that I heard about this video from my little sister who is studying grade 10 at Clarendon High School for Girls in East London , this means that the whole of South Africa is listening and even the whole World. Change is coming!

OMG!!!!!! Is this kind of oppression still exist? Mandela didn't spent 27 years in prison for this. Something need to be done, we can't afford to be inferior forever. This need a serious media coverage. Thank you guys for voicing this out

OK so my son has graduated from Stellenbosch. Mech Eng. He did Zulu and English for Matric. However, his Afrikaans was adequate. He did experience issues with language but used them as challenges. He also did witness racism and always stood up for the abused. He had black friends. I just want to say that we live here in Stellenbosch and belong to the Catholic Church where equality rules... we are all one no matter colour or language. Maties Acts students(Students from all over the world) work really well together.. Open Stellenbosch, I am behind you. If you need my help, reply to this.

This video is amazing and represents the voices that need to be heard. Voices that also matter and perspectives that shouldn't be regarded as 'stupid' or 'admissible'. I give my hats off to those who created this video and the students who weren't shy to raise their voice and not be ashamed of it!

As a Stellies Alumni, I can attest to the fact that when I was there (4years ago) racism was either overt or very thinly veiled. Glad people are taking a stand, sadly I was a bit too wrapped up in myself when I was there but I would have fully supported Open! Good job! I feel deeply saddened for those who have been so discriminated agains, there is no excuse.

The first thing I learned after leaving Stellenbosch and entering the business world was that the world out there runs on English. Interviews, emails, spreadsheets, meetings all of it is done in English. As an Afrikaans speaking South African I had to relearn most of it in English. Why students of all walks of life currently at Maties don't speak up is crazy.

Cognitive dissonance in 5....4.....3....2....

Thank you for this amazing documentary. Some of the comments on this video make my heart bleed for the future generations of this country. The level of disrespect, ignorance and utter disregard for your fellow man is despicable. It is time to leave racism behind, it is time to acknowledge the fact that students are not being treated fairly instead of pointing fingers. Ultimately we all belong to one race, the human race. Its time for us to love.

This is an eye opener. Really I can only imagine how hard it is for the students especially with the translation in class. You are paying the same fees for a second education! Enough is Enough.

I'm so proud of how constructively and articulately this was done. Thank you Open Stellenbosch for bringing this to our attention.

There are over 26 or so universities in South Africa,, only four of which still teach in Afrikaans. Furthermore, those 4 universities that use Afrikaans as a language of instruction now also offer tuition in English, often forcing the university to waste precious resources teaching the same material twice in separate English-medium and Afrikaans-medium classes, even though in some of their campi, 70 or 80 % of their students are Afrikaans-speaking. The rest of the world has to understand that has nothing to do with racism, but with the right to receive education in one's native language, in this case Afrikaans, as recognized by the South African constitution. .

It would be awesome to have Afrikaans speaking persons say how they feel about the current language policy in the school and it's effect on the entire student body.

As a proud Cape Townian Coloured, that speaks Afrikaans and not the best of English, I'm willing to learn. I hate it when racism gets linked to a specific race. The reason I came here is, I wanted to receive my education in my mother tongue. What pissed me off most was when Kyle Thomas, the white lecturer in the luister video, asked the class if there are any coloureds from Delft, Manenburg, Khyalitsha, Michellsplain, ect. just assuming that that's where we came from, where I come from.. Which is already stereotypical if you'd ask me. Now, all of a sudden she's the one fighting to alleviate racism. What made it so difficult for her to believe that there weren't any coloureds from any of those places in her class. SHE is a HYPOCRITE.

I salute the makers of this video, i think if all black students in all the so called "afrikaans" universities were to share their stories the harsh reality of the striking similarities would give the countries Institutions of Higher Education the much needed wake up call they need. I hope that you continue spreading the message of openness and transformation.

I'm an Afrikaner, and I know that there are some very racist Afrikaners out there. BUT, just as there are racist Afrikaners, there are many more racist blacks in South Africans. (just switch on the news, watch the EFF, genocide etc, you get the picture). Racism isn't a black or white thing, it's a problem amongst individuals, and generalizing an entire Afrikaner nation for being racist as this documentary does, is just plain subjective and wrong.

This video sickens me so much. Im portuguese but I lived in SA for about 5 years. And I know Stellenbosch quite well, as ive been there a few times. This video doesnt come as a surprise. I remember hating Stellenbosch afrikanners coz they have such a hard time accepting other peoples cultures. They dont only have an issue with black culture, they have an issue with every single culture in the world that is not theirs. I remember seeing one afrikaner girl throwing a huge tantrum, and crying, just because I had a mohawk as a hairstyle with two lines on the side of my head. She literally went off. They're crazy man. I've get sad whenever I see racist situations in South Africa( and its ever increasing) and to me, the government policies are the main cause for this ongoing racist issues. However I too blame white afrikaaner families, who dont make the slightest effort to grow past their pre-apartheid mindset, and grow as a culture and contribute to a better South Africa. Finally,on the issue of language, their argument is utter bullshit. Its so damn disgusting. Im studying in Portugal, and even though portuguese is the 4th most widely spoken language in the world, there are some subjects that we are forced to take in English. Why? Because in an ever increasing globalized world, English is a must-have tool if you want to succeed in a globalized economy. Now who the hell speaks afrikaans outside of South Africa? Being taught in Afrikaans actually prevents the students from being better prepared for a globalized economy. So yeah, by trying to impose their culture on others, they're actually negatively affecting their "own" students. Afrikaans people are stuck in the 19th century. thats the only truth

My nine year old recently told me that she wanted to be white, when I asked her why she said that her fellow white classmates never get into trouble and get away with so much. I told her to be proud of who she is and not to let teachers and fellow students dictate to her who she must be. In fact I told her to be a South African in everything she does and to look past colour. The apartheid struggle has come and gone but now we are in the transformation struggle and there seems to be no solution in the near future...

My experience language-wise in Stellenbosch so far has been nothing but good. In the beginning of the year when I moved into res, I tried to speak to the Afrikaans girls in their own language even though my Afrikaans is not very good at all. They were very kind to me and said that if it makes me feel better, they will speak to me in English. When I speak to the cleaning ladies in my res or the ladies who work in the Deli I speak to them in Xhosa. Now, although my Xhosa is quite basic, they still respond happily to me and I can see that they are glad that I'm just showing them that I am trying to make an effort. What I'm basically saying is that you don't have to be completely fluent in another language for a person to see that you respect them, their culture and the language that they speak. All it takes is a bit of effort from everyone to learn a bit about another culture. If we do that, we will be able to get along better. In the words of Nelson Mandela, "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." This is something I firmly believe in and is something I try to live by. It just makes me sad to see that so many people are upset and made to feel excluded here. No one should have to apologise for being born the way they are (whether they are black, white, coloured etc). Instead they should try learn and understand another language, it will only benefit them and enrich their lives and in doing so everyone will be able to appreciate the amazing diversity that you could only find in our beautiful country!

I blame the older generation (who lived during Apartheid), who teaches this segregation bullshit to their children. Stellenbosch is damn snobbish as well... Makes me want to become an activist!

University of Apartheid = University of Stellenbosch.

I'm amazed at those that clicked on "dislike". How can you not like the fact that people are speaking out on issues that heavily affect them like this in their lives??

Powerful!!! Great documentary about the conditions at Stellenbosch University. Thank you for telling this story.

Hey guys! do you know how I can get in touch with the producers of the film or members of the Open Stellenbosch organisation??

To think I wanted to go study in Stellenbosch, thank goodness I received application forms late. I cannot begin to imagine the hardships non Afrikaans speaking students are going through.

After a few days I've finally mustered the courage to watch the Luister documentary. As I listened to each student giving an account of what has actually happened to them, I was overwhelmed with emotion at how much they were being belittled and dehumanized. Its disgusting how people going on as if nothing is wrong, when deep down inside you know it is. Let me remind you that you will die one day and you'll stand before God and account for everything you did! Lastly Afrikaans people need to understand that English is not our(black people) home language, I for one am Tswana speaking and there 8 other languages if you exclude english and afrikaans! Nevertheless we compromise for the sake of getting an education, so if we can compromise why can't they?! Its 2015, most of these afrikaans people need to grow up! The world doesn't revolve around you! P.S I experienced no racism when I lived in Germany and they are not even a "rainbow nation"!

I am lost for words, but i want to say thank you to the film makers for taking initiative to show the rest of the world some of the problems we face, i know you guys interviewed a handful of people and it may be one sided by i appreciate the little that you guys were trying to do. Some might argue that it sparks more conflict and some might say it will help in addressing the problem, whatever it does in the end it is a step forward in the transformation process. Thank you for the awareness

Cape Town in general has red flags all over when it comes to racial profiling!! I feel we need a president who can take decisions and force change. 30 years into a so called democracy, we shouldn't be discussing racism!!

Those of us who grew up in the Apartheid days, should truly do introspection and make sure that we teach our children the good values of a non racist community. It seriously starts with every individual to make an intrinsic mind-shift from racism towards colorless humanism. I have a daughter at Maties, and would feel immense inner pain if my child is mistreated by anyone who have racial attitudes towards others as I have taught her to accept anyone for who they are, respect others despite their skin color, respect the beliefs of others. We as parents who are the first and most important role models to our children should make this a lifelong vital part of our parenthood to our kids. Please you are our future leaders of this beautiful Rainbow Nation. Play your part, but play it well!

Sad to see all the Old South Africa racist attitudes so openly on display here. The “feeling of superiority” that goes with racism is actually founded on a deep insecurity, the fear of competing on equal terms. Back when I was in high school, it seemed to me a rather obvious logical contradiction that black people were regarded as inferior and therefore were given inferior opportunities. If everyone was give the same chance, wouldn’t those less capable naturally lose out? For voicing this sort of view, my classmates called me a “communist”, which was a bit of a laugh, since noone of them actually knew what that meant… The real beneficiaries of racism are white people who are not confident of their ability and need to be protected from fair competition. The apartheid system coddled this group and now they are left high and dry, they are unhappy. The solution is for everyone to accept that in a fair society, no one is owed a position - you have to deserve it. I don’t want to benefit from unfair competition. I want to live in a genuinely free society with progressive values. Much of what the current government is supposedly doing in this direction is failing - but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done right. We certainly can’t fix the ANC’s blunders by going back to apartheid.

I watch this every couple of years and it always makes me cry. Pl do an update of everyone featured in this doccie, and also interview a new crop of Stellies students. Thank you for making important films like this Dan!! (from a Coloured girl who just visited Stellies on a trip to CT once and felt invisible)

Come to NMMU.

Just gonna add my experience here - Many of my classes are supposed to be T-option and at the start of the term the lecturer inquired as to our linguistic preference. The majority voted english and now we are only receiving class in englsih. My textbooks are available exclusively in english. So literally the only source of studying material the afrikaans students in my class have is the slides which are basic, inadequate summaries. But I'm sure their englsih is sufficient for them to get by, they can adapt. Is this the progress you're looking for?

North west University-Potchefstroom...has the same problem. at first i thought these are NWU's students since i started watching the video from 15:00 minutes then started it. it takes guards to post the video here, had one of the students from NWU done this, i doubt he or she would be still studying in the varsity. often times i tell people here in potch, keeping quiet is acknowledging and accepting and this means you agree and allow racism to take place. it doesn't matter if you affected by racism or not. i am doing interviews about this too in campus from tomorrow. i really do not care what happens after, as long as a 'wrong' is pointed out. watch out for NWU racism exposure

The Film looks at Stellenbosch University and its Town: what they say they are for VS what they really are. The University is being exposed by students and staff for the Whole world to see. They can no longer hide behind their public statements and confirmation of "transformation" investments. What I have just seen cannot be right, we can not just remain in this state of being. Let South Africa take it further from here because Students and groups like Open Stellenbosch can only do so much against Wealthy and Powerful White men who run the show in Stellenbosch Town and the University.

Shocking, heart-breaking, horrific!

Instead of listening like the title pleads one to do, people are out here offering their weak, irrelevant arguments of justification. And then people question the need for hashtags like #BlackPain and #BlackLivesMatter Patiently waits for ignorance to say "All lives matter"...

The Afrikaaner will never assimilate. But bravo on this powerful work

This documentary makes me so sad, dispirited and angry. The racism is horrible. But it is being used as a cover for the removal of an African language from a South African university. This is not a documentary only about "people of colour" (A US term totally used out of place and context). There are thousands of Stellenbosch students that are not white and speak Afrikaans as their mother tongue. South Africa is again going against the grain. Where in Spain and Scotland people are campaigning for local languages and independence, South Africa practises language imperialism - and then uses a European language for it - on top of that. How many South African universities have switched to English? How many still teach in a local language? How many people in the area around this university speak Afrikaans? What kind of a message are you sending to Afrikaans speakers? They are not welcome in South Africa unless they speak the language of colonisers, of global neo-liberalism and cultural imperialism? The racism must be adressed as a matter of urgency by the University authorities, and one way of helping to do that, is if everybody spoke Afrikaans.

Wow, it's so sad the racism these students are facing especially at an educational institution. I'm glad this video is exposing what's going on at this school to the rest of the world. So far a lot of western media outlets have made this video viral throughout the UK, Europe and America so props for the bravery in creating this. Even if Stellenbosch U is a historically Afrikaans university it doesn't mean it's okay to treat other students/human beings this way at ALL. You wouldn't find this at Harvard, or Yale etc (although they have their own problems). I feel SA universities need to start acknowledging how racisms affects students ability to learn and grow.

Very powerful and well-made video, I wasn't aware the situation was this bad, or that there even was a situation at all. Twenty-one years of democracy and nothing has changed, it's pretty fucking disgusting, if you ask me.

This is true. Stellenbosch needs transformation

so, how do things look 6 years later? Have they improved? What does the campus look like now?

Brilliant documentary, thank you. #BlackLivesMatter. Everywhere. In the USA, in post apartheid South Africa, everywhere. Until we see each other as brothers and sisters, deserving of equity... humans (of all races) and non-humans of all species will continue to die, be disenfranchised, be demoralized... we are one or we are nothing.

I never understand what you're even doing in Africa if you're going to be racist.

I honestly tried to like this video multiple times. So many good points if you just LISTEN before you get defensive.

Shocking to hear of such incidents 20 years into our democracy. I am Andile Mabusela a student at the University of The Western Cape, and i pledge my support for an Open Stellenbosch University, in solidarity with all my fellow black students and all those who identify with the cause of equality enshrined in s9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

Even University of VENDA teach in English, not Venda..it is situated in Venda and majority of students are Venda speaking but they teach in English to accomodated everyone..My dream was to further my studies at Stellenbosch University next year, but now with this issue Hell no..I rather go some where else...

On the Stellenbosch Crisis: Can I share my story? When I was little, I didn't go to a German school. Why, you may ask! BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN, I WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND MY TEACHER. Forcing people to mix is just as bad as forcing them to be apart. Forced inclusivity is just as evil as apartheid. The country would be better served if at least one university was dedicated to each official language. People can then choose where they will understand instruction and if you make an idiotic choice to study at an institution where you don'n understand the language of instruction guess who is the idiot; You! If language is the basis of being labelled a racist, humanity should cut out their tongues and live a silent existence. Complete and utter silence is the only way in which you can be sure that you are not a racist. Oh, and that incidentally means that thoughts should also be illegal. You could be thinking thoughts in a racist language... If speech and thought is both outlawed we are nothing but broccoli sprouts; ripe and ready to be devoured by whom ever shall choose. If so, I nominate that we exterminate you first seeing as you differ in opinion to me! It is sad that the generation claiming to be the most tolerant ever to have lived is also the most hateful in their bigotry. (Yes that means you: #OpenStellenbosh) #languageisnotacrime

As a black man Ill never enrol at Stellenbosch University. The architects of Apartheid and their most cheered almni Hendrik Verwoerd. That just says a lot about that university.

That's exactly what i faced at Stellenbosch University 7 years ago. Its sad this is still going on to this day. They even had/have a program called GESOG used to attract black students to the institution. I stayed at Meerhof residence and the racism was insidious. They had meetings in Afrikaans just to spite the black students. There was particularly a Dr Bawoodien who was employed to 'look after' the black students. Basically all she did was to be sarcastic and arrogant about the true problems we black students faced. I remember in my first year they forced us to attend Afrikaans classes after a whole day of classes. Medical school is tough let alone if its in a new language that you have to learn. Funny they prescribed English textbooks and when you asked the lecturers questions they would insist on answering in Afrikaans. During ward rounds the doctors and consultants spoke in Afrikaans. We stood there watching our childhood dreams of being doctors turn into nightmares. Will never forget one Dr Bradankamp,though late, that man was evil. He told us that he did not want 'us' at stellenbosch. This was said among black students who had complained about the Afrikaans classes. To think they made us sing nursery rhymes. In the cafeteria white students who leave a table if a black student occupied an empty seat. It was just terrible being there.

Does the guy say at 9:50 "I wouldn't want my son or any one who is related to me to go back, I'd rather kill them" Very concerning if true.

Gosh, cant we just all get along? man!!!

Thank you, for sharing this to us ALL. We are more alike than separate

As a white guy from Cape Town, this has been an eye opener and is very sad. I feel for you guys. LUISTER

waits for ignorance to say: "you should have gone somewhere else"

ALL THESE PEOPLE ASKED FOR IS THAT EACH AFRIKAANS CLASS BE EQUALLY AVAILABLE IN FULL ENGLISH. THE AGENDA WAS NEVER TO ERADICATE AFRIKAANS!! Just listen and read people...

NMMU does not treat students like that. Students must come and see for themselves. It is so good...

Am an international student from Uganda and where i come from there's no difference between black and white e.t.c coming here i was a bit naive to racism and i looked at my skin color like every other skin color and i embraced it. Yes, i did hear stories and lots of things but that didnt make me hate my brown skin. I think that fellow black people should solve that Inner conflict about their skin color before tackling major things.WE ARE BEAUTIFUL and some White people are nice ..maybe am just lucky with the ones i meet but that doesnt mean y'all should feel bad about being different. It breaks my heart sooooooooooo much when i hear a fellow black person wishing they weren't black...SO MUCH.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the language of Afrikaans! But culturally the way it is presented reflects on a culture that seeks to eliminate all others, so Afrikaans reigns supreme. It is unfortunate that the world seems to be linked to one language which is English, and that all languages are measured against polarity with that locally. Some people take advantage of the fact that they have access to institutions that enable learning. Nowhere is it enshrined that Afrikaans as a South African language should be abolished. It is through intellectual entitlement that it has be perceived that Afrikaans and subsequently Afrikaners are being castaway from the country...

We used to have this nonsense in Zimbabwe,but Uncle Bob quickly dealt with them.VIVA MUGABE!!!!!

heard a lot about this documentary, truth be told it's just been brushed over on talk radio when I was listening, maybe there was a more in depth discussion on it when I was not listening. Watched it by chance last night on Cape Town Tv. Wow it's deep, I almost struggled to watch all of it. We need more of these types of introspective docies. to the students and lecturer that appeared in it I say: thank you for being brave enough to articulate your experiences. thumbs up to ever one involve in making the film. As a person of mixed race, I have experienced Racism from different groups, I also have friends from all different parts of SA society, so not all Afrikaaners are racist, but the experiences of these students should not be dismissed.

Great production, keep exposing injustice - no enclave should be left untouched. These experiences are unacceptable.

Equality should be the forefront of an educational institution. My heart goes out to all my fellow students Who have been racially abused. To be honest....I have come across a few people of Afrikaner decent who are plain down racist and use the word coolie openly. I am not one to generalise though...as I may have come across a few rotten apples that aren't a fair reflection of an entire group. It's just sad that it's 2020 and we still gotta deal with this....

All multilingual countries have separate single-medium schools and universities. For example, in Canada, there are English-speaking universities and French-speaking universities, as in Belgium there are French-speaking universities and Dutch-speaking universities. Why does South Africa alone insist on this unreasonable and inefficient policy of dual-medium schools where any minority of students (sometimes less than 10 % of the student body) can demand separate, special instruction in their language of choice ? I say: honour the constitutional right of choice by building enough single-medium schools/universities to cater for all language communities (including native African language speakers), rather than forcing English on everybody.

In the class of 55 learners I was the only one who wanted to study at S U.But after doing my research from few blacks students who graduated at S U, I knew I was going to UCT. I remember when my class teacher asked the class in my matric "how many of you applied in S U" the answer was none. In my second year physics course at UCT I met three black student, who did their first year at S U and left. I always knew something is serious wrong with that university. I strongly support the open Stellenbosch . South Africa is diverse country that means institutions must reflect that. We cannot have institutions that use culture to disadvantages other groups. Afrikaners need to stop using their culture as an excuse to be racist( new racism)

Is there another side to this issue/story? 34 Min to the one....... I want to hear the other 34 min. Could that be fare?

Doing a research project on stellies and the legacy of racism and colonialism in the institution. I must say, I am moved by this video.

Good on you guys for highlighting a genuine problem. I know some amazing friendly white afrikaaners who I consider friends but the the racist ones need to be shown that that behaviour is unacceptable!

I'm still waiting for the evidence and not anecdotes. Does anyone know when that will be coming?

So sad to hear that this is still an issue amongst this generation. Let's choose not to go backwards! Our Nation has taken so many amazing steps forward, within a relatively short time. Our brightest future and best hope is as a united SA, where we proactively push through our differences. Where we opt for respect and tolerance, and selflessly work to build one another up. God help this generation be the finishers who will root out these, and other destructive mentalities found across all races/cultures in our beautiful land. Love, peace and prosperity to us all! Amen

This is heartbreaking. Shit.

I grew up in De Doorns which is afrikaans but I lived in a "black community" only met with white afrikaans during summer holidays when we go work in their farms and yes I was discriminated against back then but never felt as black as I felt in Stellenbosch. Sellenbosch is the worst place to be black at...

Thank you for sharing this video.

I know my voice will not reach a lot of people, I grew up in the end days of apartheid - My dad told me to never step on other people because of there culture or language. He told me to protect my language ( that is Afrikaans ), but to also respect the fact that not everyone in South Africa can speak Afrikaans and for that matter English. For a lot aparheid ended way before President Mandela made the announcement, in fact President F W de Klerk started the process of ending it in 1980 ( I was not jet Born ). The apartheid structure came from Stellenbosch, no wonder it is so hard to eliminate that culture from the place where it was born. I'm a white South African, the Afrikaaner has long past away. The students that has a racial heart should con-ceder change. It's not gonna help you outside Stellenbosch , you'll be unhappy the rest of your life. P.S : Please don't take offence when those ROCK SPIDERS ( White Afrikaaner ) calls you "kaffir". It's actualy spelled "käfer" in German it means "Beetle". You can pull the negative out of what a beetle does, but the beetle has a strong shell, it can work hard and not get tired and it will fight predators to protect itself and family. I really hope something will get done to insure the future of our South African Cultures, after all - We are the Rainbow Nation.

Lets not forget that at rugby matches some people sing "Die Stem" louder than any other part of the national anthem. I mean that's blatant support of the apartheid regime.

Thank you, Contraband Cape Town.

Respect to all the young people in this video. Stay strong and united. I know it must feel like change is too slow to come - but you are at the heart of the worst of our misogynistic, racist past, and with your pioneering work, it must go! Get your education but carry on saying no to institutionalised oppression, nothing is more important.

this documentary speaks levels i for one don't want to waste my time dealing with ignorant people who are fighting to so hard to protect a language that is dying out

I don't understand why an "Afrikaans university" even exists! they say " oh well Afrikaans students have to feel comfortable when studying". if that's the case the I demand a Xhosa university so I can feel comfortable too. and my Zulu friends need a university too. so do my venda, Tsonga, sotho, pedi, tswana and others too. and by that I mean lectures in those languages. what I'm trying to say is, we should agree to English as the medium of instruction in all universities! being a multilingual country should not be a burden to us. On the contrary, it is supposed to bring us pride.

This is a very important video. Well done to everyone involved and keep fighting for what's right.

Luister - This documentary about racism is no surprise at all. I visited Stellenbosch in 2009 and went to the town centre and felt extremely uncomfortable. When you walk in to a bar and all the people there are white and everything comes to a standstill you know there is an issue with your presence as a black person. The only black persons I saw in town were beggars in the street and attendants at the car park. South Africa with the end of Apartheid is still a very sad place for Black people. There are similar undertones of racism in Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown, Cape Town, Sandton just to mention a few more places I have visited in SA. And this is 2015

Very informative. The attitudes of the people in the stories from the kuierplekke sounds exactly like the ones I've seen over the years when I was a student.

I'm a white student who's been studying at the University for 4 years. I am afrikaans and have been denied entry to SUs medical school four times because of my color. No one ever shows our side of the story. My sister who received all As for her matric didn't get a scholarship where black students with a much lower average received a full bursary. How is that not discrimination against us?

Please, do this again but without that distracting background music.

it's. really sad, to see our brothers and sister expressing their feeling..full of disapointments and anger because they still feel the wounds. this is our south africa we all belong here...this must come to an end.

While hosting the GLS at the UFS, we were to make a video as a group on issues that influenced the society at large and also come up with a solution to that problem. We made posters on blackness, and also on how people from "foreign" countries should leave the country. It was shocking to find out how some people were for it and how some people are not for it. I think certain individuals still have a long way to go in terms of growth, growth in a sense of acceptance... and so many more.

Yhu, abelungu!