afrol News, 28 February - The showing of a racist video has sparked tension in South Africa, with several white students at the brink of facing criminal charges after they were accused of forcing black employees of University of Free State to urinated food.

The movie - shot in September last year - was intended for a cultural evening at the Reitz men's hostel. It showed white students giving instructions to five elderly workers to drink beer and then asked to run in a playing ground.

Most blacks could not control their fury when they saw the part in which a white male forced the campus employees to eat the food he had urinated on, resulting to vomiting.

Two former and current university students are clearly recognised in the racist video

Concerned about the consequences of their action, university authorities said they are working on procedures to suspend the students recognised in the film. Psychological assistance was also rendered to the victims.

Already two final year students have been suspended and are now awaiting possible disciplinary action.

The Rector at the university, Frederick Fourie, has scathingly condemned the act, which attracted a protest march by black students and staff of the campus in Bloemfontein. Student groups have say they would organise nation-wide anti-racism protests on 6 March.

The protesters submitted a list of demands to the university management. They said racism is still a thorny issue in other universities in South Africa.

The shooting of the film calculated to discourage the white dominated university's integration policy.

It is widely believed that the incident and many others, including the shooting of four black people by a white youth are capable of reviving racism as well as endanger South Africa's improved race relations.

Many faulted the governing African National Congress leader, Jacob Zuma for addressing a black only journalists forum, describing it as against South Africa's racial healing process.

By staff writer

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