Former Miss Benoni loses bursary following racist slurs

The video which emerged reveals Reynders and her friend saying “A f***ing k****r stole my phone”… “A f***ing k****r”.

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The video surfaced on social media after it was apparently accidentally posted in a physiotherapy group on WhatsApp.

https://twitter.com/Sisanda_Kheswa/status/923697285787029504

Reynders and her friend are students at the University of Pretoria and have since allegedly been suspended.

The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust has withdrawn a bursary given to Reynders.

A video from the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust Awards 2016 revealed Reynders as the student who received the Best Student of the Year Award.

“It is something that is unbelievable. I am completely humbled by the experience and it inspires me to continue to better myself and be a better person,” Reynders said in the video.

“We all have so much potential … you can never stop helping people … it is about reaching out and helping those less fortunate than us.”

In previous articles, Reynders told the City Times she hoped to be a good representative of Benoni and an advocate for the community.

She is also the founder and director of newly-established non-profit organisation (NPO) Free To Be You which was launched earlier this year at the Isaac Makau Primary School in Wattville.

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The aim of the organisation is to provide, educate and empower as they don’t believe in giving out sanitary packs without the necessary education and support.

“We give out reusable sanitary towels as the way forward in terms of sustainability,” Reynders told the City Times.

The City Times could not make contact with Reynders at the time of publication.

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