Vryburg - Black South African youths, angry over alleged racism in a predominantly white school, set tyres alight and stoned a police vehicle yesterday in scenes reminiscent of apartheid-era clashes.
Student leaders struggled to keep control in the black township on the outskirts of Vryburg, 400 km west of Johannesburg, saying the young people should restrain themselves until the completion of an independent inquiry into racism at the school.
On Thursday, provincial officials decided to close the Vryburg High School after weeks of unrest, sparked when white parents allegedly attacked black pupils at the school.