Pupils at Pretoria High School For Girls started protesting this morning against alleged racial discrimination at the school.
Pupils, specifically black girls, have reportedly been forced to straighten or 'flatten' their hair in order to look neat and “presentable”.
Amidst the protest at the school, former pupil of Mishka called in to John Robbie's 702 breakfast show and his response sparked accusations of racism.
Robbie has been trending throughout the day as Twitter users, including local celebrities, slammed him for his comments.
One user, Neo Koza, posted a podcast on Twitter for fellow users who may have missed the drama.
Here it is:
Comments started flooding in as both # PretoriaGirlsHigh and JohnRobbie keep trending:
Here are some of the Tweets from the likes of Leanne, MoFlava and Thembisa Mdoda among others.
We salute the courageous girls at the #PretoriaGirlsHigh! Muchrespect for standing against imposed white mannerisms. pic.twitter.com/UqjPgDS4o8
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) August 29, 2016
The world finds a black woman who fights for what is rightfully hers offensive. #stopracismatpretoriagirls pic.twitter.com/NlVmQQFm0f
— Khaya Dlanga (@khayadlanga) August 29, 2016
John Robbie has been making racist feel justified for decades...
— Esethu Hasane (@EsethuHasane) August 29, 2016
If John Robbie continues to be employed at 702 to push Sandton agendas - we must protest 🙄 o mbora https://t.co/Q6n1LV0EuO
— PhathuMakwarela (@PhathuMakwarela) August 29, 2016
John Robbie !!! pic.twitter.com/RL7Ev2enna
— Thembisa Mdoda (@tembisa) August 29, 2016
Black pupils are allegedly discouraged from afros, dreadlocks & braids and claim they banned from speaking their mother tongue #Ptagirlshigh
— Leanne Manas (@LeanneManas) August 29, 2016
Is it about a lack of understanding of black people's identity within civil society that such continues to happen👉🏾 #StopRacismAtGirlsHigh
— Moflava2016 (@moflavadj) August 29, 2016
IOL